BOINC credit/points explained

[sierra_bound]

Thanks guys

What I'm curious about/tend to feel about the benchmarking process is that it no longer seems to matter what our benches are. High or Low, or right in the middle. Of course if everyone had higher benches; if the quorum, for any given WU, was higher due, to all participants in the quorum then it would matter.

So I just try to get the machine to run as fast as possible, stabile, so as to go through as many WUs as possible. And benchmark be damned. I barely even look at it anymore.

Am I wrong, or am I missing something here. In regards to the benchmark.

I think you're right to a certain extent. You are somewhat at the mercy of the other participants in the quorum. But those other members can work in your favor too. I recently had claimed credit of around 70 on one WU, but ended up with 100 granted points.