Does Visual Studio 2010 take advantage of quad-core processors and dual-core processors? Is the assembly multithreaded?

Question

I have a Windows XP computer with a 3.6 GB dual-core processor and 4 megabytes. I am not very pleased with the performance. I was wondering if compilation in VS 2010 is multithreaded and VS VS benefits from switching from a dual-core quad-core machine?

Answer 1

You will probably be able to significantly increase the speed of changing a hard disk (i.e., on an SSD) and installing VS and placing your projects on this disk. This will speed up the Intellisense cache and no. If you use XP, not Vista or Windows 7, the shell on VS2010 has been rewritten to use WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), and WPF is not optimized for XP; it will work slower.

Answer 2

What language do you work in? The native C ++ compiler will generate several processes during assembly. In VS 2008, it was one project per core; it will now use multiple cores, even if you only have one (supposedly huge) project. I do not think managed code does.

A useful blog entry on what equipment will be useful for VS 2010, http://blogs.msdn.com/ddperf/archive/2008/12/23/visual-studio-2010-hardware-requirements.aspx for more.

Answer 3

Compiling large projects tends to be very intense for disks. Getting a faster drive will speed up the build process.

Answer 4

Skip SSD and buy more RAM and put all your projects on RamDisk, for example, SoftPerfect RAMDisk