Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:36:30 09/27/01
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On September 27, 2001 at 01:20:56, Joshua Lee wrote: >I am wondering how much faster is a dual version of a program as compared to a >single processor one if the clock speed is equal? anotherwords you have a dual >1Ghz which is supposed to be roughly 1.7Ghz and you have another comp that is a >single 1.7Ghz. Keep in mind the programs are roughly identical unlike a fritz vs >deep fritz cause deep fritz is supposed to be even stronger on a single cpu than >fritz 6. For instance if i went out and got a quad 700 which is supposed to be >about 2.170Ghz would it really be like 4.340Ghz with a SMP program? Maybe i am >confused? > >Thank you Given a choice of a 2ghz machine, or a 2 X 1ghz machine, I would _always_ take the 2ghz machine. Knowing that for crafty the 2 x 1ghz machine will run like a 1.7ghz machine, I would _still_ take the single 1.7ghz machine. But given a choice of a 2 x 1ghz machine vs a 1.2 ghz machine, it would be a no-brainer to choose the dual. A single is _always_ better than a dual at approximately equal aggregate clock speeds.
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