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Subject: Re: Speedups for BitBoard programs on 64-bit machines

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 16:47:14 06/06/02

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On June 06, 2002 at 10:25:25, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On June 05, 2002 at 17:31:45, Gerd Isenberg wrote:
>
>>On June 05, 2002 at 13:22:30, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>On June 05, 2002 at 04:14:41, Gerd Isenberg wrote:
>>>
>>>Gerd, a 33% speedup isn't much if you first slow down 2 times.
>>>Right now the crafty datastructure is exactly 2 times slower doing
>>>what i can do without bitboards.
>>>
>>
>>Vincent, if, as you claim, bitboarders are two times slower per se on 32bit
>>hardware, then i expect a speedup of >= 100% with bitboards on 64bit hardware.
>>
>>Gerd
>
>
>This argument goes in circles, because he also claims they are not very
>good on 64 bit machines either...

Not really. the problem is the bitboarders have a different goal it seems.
If all you want is a Sum(squaresattacked) as mobility function, then sure
bitboards are an interesting thing to use at 64 bits processors. If you want
more, then bad luck with bitboards. Factor 2 slower.

At 64 bits processors 33% faster, still like 1.6 times slower.

Best regards,
Vincent





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