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Subject: Re: 8 CPU ver 1 or 2 CPU computer question..

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:09:36 10/08/02

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On October 08, 2002 at 14:05:59, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 08, 2002 at 13:54:16, Rex wrote:
>
>>Can someone show me just 1 thats ONE example where this 8 CPU FRITZ program
>>gained an advantage over lets say a single cpu in this GM ver Comp match.
>>
>>I believe the dual/8 cpu is hog wash and just makes the program not play
>>stronger but rather widens the TREE search wider/faster which causes the
>>efficiency to decrease.
>
>
>We've all posted plenty of results showing that two processors are faster than
>one by a
>significant amount.

Yes but there are also possible bugs from using more than one processor so I
cannot be sure that bigger number of processors is an advantage.

Uri



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