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Subject: Re: I think someone should start this Tournament.....

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 08:14:08 07/13/00

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On July 13, 2000 at 02:21:31, Joshua Lee wrote:

>On July 13, 2000 at 01:30:03, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On July 13, 2000 at 01:24:59, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>On July 13, 2000 at 01:05:06, Joshua Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>> a dual 500Mhz Machine for the SMP programs
>>>>a 1Ghz machine for those programs that are not...this should be equal in speed.
>>>
>>>Your assumption is wrong.
>>>2 processors are less than twice faster than one processor.
>>
>>A dual 600 should be about right.  Also, probably a lot cheaper than the 1GHz
>>machine.
>
>I think Dann's response answers my question which was going to be then what dual
>processor system would be equal?
>
>Just as long as the ZD CPUMark scores were the same so Hardware is not the
>result of a victory like the WCCC's everybody is on the same Speed.
>
>Thankyou


This is the wrong way to do this.  If you want equal hardware, use two 1ghz
machines.  Forget the 2x600 == 1x1000 math.  The purpose of SMP searching is to
go faster, not "go equal".




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