Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 09:09:38 08/23/02
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On August 22, 2002 at 16:25:10, Yen Art Tham wrote: >On August 22, 2002 at 13:43:06, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 22, 2002 at 13:38:17, Rajen Gupta wrote: >> >>>in practical terms how much faster would an 8 way processor be for the most >>>scaleable commercial chess programme which i believe is shredder? >>> >>>rajen >> >> >>If it turned out to be 1.5X faster than a 4-way that would probably be >>a huge plus... memory is a problem on 2-way and 8 way boxes... > > >In what way is memory a "problem" on a dual? >Please elaborate. >yat If a program is depending upon memory speed (which with the future in mind is not a very good idea) then a dual which shares the bus is obviously a lot slower. The problem is of course the software, not the hardware. Best regards, Vincent
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