Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:53:44 08/28/00
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On August 28, 2000 at 16:48:21, Eddie wrote: >On August 28, 2000 at 16:32:46, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>In comparing a PIII 450 vs let's say an Athlon 750, what would the expected game >>win/loss % be for the PIII 450. >> >>For testing purposes, let's say we are using Crafty. >> >>Would the 450 get absolutely killed? > >Thats a good question for sure ... I'd like an answer myself. > >Stefan won it all with an Athlon .... so is the Athlon superior over the Pentium >in computer chess ? > >Experts in this field may help us ...... :)) Every little bit helps, of course, but a doubling in CPU power is only worth 40-80 ELO (depending on who you ask). At any rate, assuming a 60 ELO difference, the win expectancy would only be about 60% for the double speed box, so it would take a huge number of games to even be able to clearly identify which of the two engines+CPU combinations was the strongest with "black box" testing.
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