From: dave <dave@bigcompany.com>
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Subject: Re: matlab on a dual core
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:32:58 -0500
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per isakson wrote:
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have a strange phenomenon occurring when using Matlab on a
dual
>> core Dell laptop machine. If I run two Matlab programs with two
>> Matlab windows open at the same time, each of them runs much
> faster
>> (2x or 3x) than if I run a single program with only one Matlab
>> window
>> open (or, two Matlab windows open but one program being idle).
> Has
>> anybody encountered a similar problem?

i have seen strange results due to laptop power settings. newer
laptops can dynamically change processor speed that can cause odd
runtime speed changes. be sure to lock down the speed control on
max, lock hds on so they don't got to sleep, etc, so you can get
consistent speed results on a laptop.