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Subject: Re: Is the Steve LopezTablebase formula different for Pentiums than Athlons?

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 23:59:55 10/30/02

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On October 30, 2002 at 12:11:55, Brian Katz wrote:

>Steve Lopez of Chessbase has given the Formula of
>
>2 X Processor Speed X Avg. Seconds Per Move  Divided by 1000 = MB Hash Tables
>
>My question is, is this formula the same for Athlons as well as the Pentiums?
>
>Or should this formula if accurate, be based on the Athlons Performance rating
>such as in the Athlon 2.0 gig 2400+ ?
>Should it be based on the 2.0 Gig or on the 2400+ rating?
>
>My guess would be to base it on the Performance rating since clock speeds are
>different than the Pentiums.
>The other question is about Tablebase in general.
>Is this formula really accurate or is trial and error the best way to find the
>proper setting?
>
>Perhaps the formula is only relevant to much slower processor speeds? Or not
>necessary for any processor speeds.
>
>Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.

The formula is outdated. Now, since nowbody clears the hashtable anymore (
looping over each entry and setting it to 0 ) the formula is: As much as
possible without getting the system to use a swapfile (actively).

Tony

>
>Brian Katz



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