Author: Uri Blass
Date: 13:50:24 11/04/00
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On November 04, 2000 at 16:31:43, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On November 04, 2000 at 13:48:29, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On November 04, 2000 at 12:30:41, Christopher A. Morgan wrote: >> >>> >>> According to the latest SSDF rating list, 10/27/00, the number 16 and 17 >>>programs had an average rating of 2475 (16. Fritz 5.32 64MB P200 MMX 2476, >>>and 17. Hiarcs 7.32 64MB P200 MMX 2473). When we go up a generation in >>>microprocessor, double the size of the hash table, double + the speed, then the >>>same two programs now have an average rating of 2541, an increase of 66 points >>>(5. Fritz 5.32 128MB K6-2 450 MHz 2552 , and 9. Hiarcs 7.32 128MB K6-2 450 >>>MHz 2530). >>> >>> The number 1 and 2 programs had an average rating of 2611 (1. Fritz 6.0 128MB >>>K6-2 450 MHz 2630, and 2. Junior 6.0 128MB K6-2 450 MHz 2592) >>> >>> If we once again go up a generation in microprocessor to Pent III, or AMD >>>Athlon, double the size of the hash table to 256MB, and double + the speed to >>>1,000 MHz, should we expect an increase in average rating or around 66 points to >>>2677 or thereabouts? >> >>The increase in rating point doesn't remain 66 Points when you double the speed >>of the Microprocessor or double the memory size. I just finished playing a small >>match of 50 games at G/60 with Fritz 6a using an AMD K6-II 500 Mhz with 128 >>SDRAM vs my other AMD Athlon 800 Mhz with 256 SDRAM and to my surprise the >>Athlon only scored 27.5 out of 50 games. This does not even reflect >40 rating >>points increase. But certain programs benefit more than other such as Nimzo >>7.32, I am in the middle of my next match of 50 games where the Athlon 800 >>MHz is scoring 20 games out of 32 so far and 18 more games to play. > >I am almost 95% sure that the new Nimzo 8 will have a higher SSDF rating >than Fritz 6, as long as it is rated using 800 MHz computers. I am not sure about it. I know that nimzo7.32 has problems in blitz but nimzo8 is a different program. Nimzo was number 2 in the blitz tournament during WMCCC when part of the other top programs played. Uri
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