Understanding the effects of the CPU

The dominant factor affecting TeamWork application server responsiveness, assuming that sufficient physical and virtual memory is available, is the server’s CPU. Upgrading the CPU to a faster clock speed resolves most performance problems. However, it should not be considered a panacea, and the other areas described in this guide should also be optimized for peak performance. When you are selecting a new TeamWork application server computer, the fastest available CPU (or CPUs) provides the greatest value.

Tip    To determine if the server’s CPU is limiting performance, monitor the AMEDMW instance of the Process object with Performance Monitor as described in Configuring the Windows Performance Monitor.

Note    We do not recommend setting the Processor Affinity of the TeamWork service processes on multiprocessor servers, which can decrease overall performance. Windows symmetric multiprocessing performs better processor load balancing.