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Subject: Re: 8 way processor

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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