[gmx-users] Windows versus Linux

[Anton Feenstra]

"Nordling, Erik" wrote:
> 
> An easier solution is to set the priority of the mdrun.exe application to low in the task manager (Ctrl-alt-delete, chose the task manager, in XP or win2k), makes you use the power of the machine more efficient without any slowdown in other applications.
> 
> Just wanted to know whether it was any advantage (faster) to run in an linux environment than in windows

IIRC, they both run the same optimized assembler inner loops, so I
wouldn't expect much difference anyway. There might be, depending on
compiler options and libraries used...


-- 
Groetjes,

Anton
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