Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 05:53:16 03/27/00
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On March 27, 2000 at 03:31:44, Takashi Iwamoto wrote: >I would like to know which is faster for SMP chess programs such as Deep Junior >and crafty > >Dual Petium 800MHZ= 1600MHZ or >Quad Xeon 400MHZ= 1600MHZ > >Give me some other recommendations as well. > >Thanks As already stated, search efficiency goes down with increasing # of processors. Aside from that, quad computers cost a small fortune because they require extra internal space, extra cooling, etc. Dual computers aren't nearly so bad. You can get a dual mobo for less than $100 more than a single mobo, and they usually fit just fine in normal (full size) tower casses. So, two reasons to get the Dual Pentium instead of the Quad Xeon. -Tom
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