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Subject: Re: How much really does CPU power mean?

Author: Peter Skinner

Date: 18:38:27 08/28/00

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>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.

So really, 60 elo isn't that much, so the smaller hardware computer should do
just fine?

• Re: How much really does CPU power mean? Dann Corbit 18:56:26 08/28/00
  • Re: How much really does CPU power mean? Peter Skinner 20:48:14 08/28/00
    • Re: How much really does CPU power mean? walter irvin 05:45:35 08/29/00

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