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Message 98340 - Posted: 25 Jul 2020, 22:00:06 UTC - in response to Message 98338.  

None of my two computers are pure crunching boxes. I use them for common work.
Fairly heavy usage would explain why it's taking 4.5 hrs to do 4 hrs of work.
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Message 98343 - Posted: 26 Jul 2020, 11:50:24 UTC - in response to Message 98340.  

None of my two computers are pure crunching boxes. I use them for common work.


Fairly heavy usage would explain why it's taking 4.5 hrs to do 4 hrs of work.


EXACTLY!! Boinc only boxes will complete work faster, and closer to the time estimates, than pc's that do other things too.
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