Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 02:53:40 05/30/01
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On May 30, 2001 at 04:35:20, Tord Romstad wrote: >On May 29, 2001 at 13:02:43, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >> 1) SEARCH DEPTH ADVANTAGE >> >>Commercial engines were faster a few years ago because they were >>optimal programmed in assembly, so they searched deeper or were >>tactical stronger usual as amateurs. A good example is the dominating >>genius engine which got even at a slow Pentium 200 already 200000 >>nodes a second. > >Interesting post, but I think this nps value for Genius is way too high. >On my old Pentium Pro 200MHz, Genius 6.0 searches about 80000 nps in an >average middlegame position. It is well-known that Genius is faster on >a Pentium than on a Pentium Pro, but I doubt that the Pentium is more than >twice as fast ... > >Tord Yes it is. Also it's scheduled for P5. But 16 bits instructions are hell slow at a Pro.
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