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Subject: Re: nps of pocketcrafty on compaq ipaq

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 06:27:57 07/14/01

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On July 14, 2001 at 09:13:11, Steve Maughan wrote:

>Werner,
>
>I suspect that it's something to do with the lack of cache on the iPaq.  I
>imagine that Bob could make it faster if he optimised it for this platform.
>Genius for the PocketPC is faster and, as a result, stronger than Crafty for the
>PocketPC.  I would also think that Pocket Fritz will be faster than 10 kn/s
>
>Regards,
>
>Steve Maughan
>
>>Hi,
>>from featchers txt for pocketcrafty I read that pocketcrafty reaches about 5000
>>- 10000 nps on ipaq 206 mhz. On my PC with 650 MHz crafty reaches around 300k
>>nps. When I reduce speed to 200MHz on the start position I can see 80 000 nps.
>>Where comes this difference (10 times more)?
>>Werner

Hello Steve,
From what I know, cache does not make any difference on NPS, only on speed
through the plies.
Jim



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