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Subject: Re: Deep is bad on a single processor computer?

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 04:41:53 10/24/03

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On October 24, 2003 at 01:16:21, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On October 23, 2003 at 03:26:53, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On October 21, 2003 at 22:33:55, Bob Durrett wrote:
>>
>>>On October 21, 2003 at 08:47:36, Bill Bahrenfuss wrote:
>>>
>>>>new SSDF List here http://w1.859.telia.com/~u85924109/ssdf/
>>>
>>>This finally answers a question I asked months ago and got no answer, perhaps
>>>because no one knew.  Junior 8 is better on a single processor machine than
>>>Deep Junior on the same single processor machine.
>>>
>>>Could it be that the Deep programs have overhead which reduces performance on a
>>>single processor computer?
>>
>>I can't speak for Deep Junior, but Deep Sjeng definetely runs at full strength
>>on a single processor machine too!
>
>A small difference in playing strength can be attributed to compiler flags for
>SMP verses single threading.  The reentrant routines are sometimes slightly
>slower.

Not for Deep Sjeng.

--
GCP



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