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

Author: blass uri

Date: 08:20:10 07/13/00

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On July 13, 2000 at 11:14:08, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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".

The problem is that 2*600 is cheaper than 1*1000 and some people have not enough
money for two 1ghz machines

Uri



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