Originally Posted by directhex
yeah, confirmed as ~1700 points per big SMP WU
can't stress this enough, guys.
i have 3 machines at home working on f@h. my desktop (athlon fx55), ps3, and media machine (pentium-d 830). the athlon is completing roughly one "big" uniprocessor work unit a day, for about 300 points. the ps3 is completing 2-3 of its own special work units a day, at ~300 points each. the pentium-d is completing about three quarters of an SMP work unit a day, for 1700 points on completion.
the fx-55 is no slouch, certainly compared to pentium-d, but in f@h terms, nothing comes close to the rank-rising opportunities given by SMP work units. running 4 uniprocessor threads still means you're throwing away over a third of the potential points compared to a single smp instance, and that assumes they take the same time (on quad core, the smp units will be much faster)
i know it's hell to get it working on windows, but if you want points (and the increased team rank that comes with points), use smp wherever you can.