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Subject: Re: Pentium vs StrongArm? Which one is stronger for chess?

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 06:16:08 03/17/02

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On March 17, 2002 at 07:08:13, O. Veli wrote:

>Hello,
>  I plan on buying a handheld computer mainly to upgrade my Sapphire. Strength
>is the most important factor for me. Until a week ago I was planning on buying a
>Palm + Chess Tiger and/or Genius. Then I found out about a Pentium laptop that
>is the size of WinCe machines. My dilemma is: Is Tiger/Genius on Pentium (75-120
>MHz MMX) stronger than Tiger/Genius on a Palm? I heard that a new Palm processor
>at the speed around 200 MHZ will arrive in the fall. I know that speed cannot be
>compared between processors but one of the has to be stronger. Would regular
>Pentium be stronger than a StrongArm processor twice Pentium's speed? Thanks.

On a pentium III 866, Chess Tiger has produced results of 2788 against Human
GM's (scored two GM norms).  Solid 2700 to 2800 player on 1GHZ.

On AMD 1.2 Mhz, Chess Tiger is a solid 2700 against top commercial chess
programs.

Thus on an Intel 1Ghz you Chess Tiger is a solid 2700+ player.  On the Palm,
Chess Tiger is about 2100 to 2200 or about 600 points weaker.  If strength is
the most important feature for you, go with the 1Ghz machine (laptop).



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