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Subject: smp question about kns, engine, and other program tasks-Mr Hyatt

Author: K. Burcham

Date: 18:21:33 11/29/01




Mr Hyatt. i have read the posts here about deep fritz and its kns increase with
two processors.

from the info i have seen with my dual machine, i have become curious about
something. below are the examples with difference in hardware.

program A on single processor 1500 mhz     1400 kns
program A on dual   processor 3000 mhz     2000 kns

program B on single processor 1500 mhz     1400 kns
program B on dual   processor 3000 mhz     1400 to 1500 kns


my question is only about the chess software. not the hardware. not the ram.
not the hash.

is it possible with these smp programs that something else going on in the chess
software, that you can comment on. in other words if this kns is accurate and a
true value (that deep fritz is giving us), then is it possible the program is
doing something else with this second processor that will not show a kns
increase but will add to its strength. the reason for this question is that when
i run task manager in windows 2000, it shows that the program is using the
second processor with deep fritz as much as my other smp programs (90 to 100%)
but it shows no increase in kns.

kburcham



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