Author: Chris Carson
Date: 12:20:01 07/12/00
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On July 12, 2000 at 13:32:52, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On July 12, 2000 at 10:09:48, Chris Carson wrote: > >>On July 12, 2000 at 09:53:02, Freddie wrote: >> >>>Can someone please verify whether there will be a big difference in strength if >>>a program like Fritz 6 is played against itself but on two different computers; >>>one with 450 MHz processor and the other with say 600 MHz processor? Would it >>>matter if the computer with the higher processor speed had half the amount of >>>RAM as the lower one? >> >>Take a look at the SSDF to get a good assessment based on data about >>the increase in rating points for computer vs computer and doubling >>speed: http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-36794/ssdf/ >> >>Take a look at my list on Tony's site to get a good assessment of >>human vs computer strength and doubling processor speed: >>http://home.interact.se/~w100107/welcome.htm >> >>I will be posting the latest results when the two computer vs human >>events are over with a composite ratings list, complete Tournatment >>Performance Ratings (TPR) for all events thus far, comparison to >>current GM strength, and processor impact statistics. :) >> >>In my opinion, processor speed increase still improves computer chess >>strength signifigantly. Memory increase has a small impact, due to >>hash table size up to the point where Nodes per Second (NPS) can fill >>the hash table (beyond that, memory has a smaller impact). Fixing holes > >There's much more to this issue that dividing the number of hash table entries >by the NPS. > >It's true that increasing memory doesn't give you much. But the reason is more >like you have too many hash table entries and not too few. > >-Tom Good point Tom. :) Best Regards, Chris Carson
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