Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 23:37:43 12/05/02
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On December 05, 2002 at 18:29:31, Mike S. wrote: >>To require that all programs run on an "old" computer would be to require that >>new chess engines not take advantage of the new technologies. > >It requires only that engines do not *need* new technologies to run at all (i.e. >like F7 requiring MMX CPUs). But as long as they run on old computers, they can >do that, if they take advantage of new technologies on other computers or not. >It would just add some fun for poeple who like to argue like, "The list is >wrong, engine XY would rank much higher if latest CPUs would have been used, 2 >Gigbytes Rambus hash, etc.etc." :o)) > >(But of course it's favourable that test hardware isn't too much different from >what's the "average" of what the fans use at home.) > >Regards, >M.Scheidl Yes, that is precisely the point. The main reason for establishing the SSDF was to give the computer fans an estimated rating based on what's the average of what most of the computer fans use at home. Two years ago the average hardwares used was somewhere between a K6-450 Mhz and AMD 1.0 Ghz, but nowadays a more realistic average would be somewhere between an AMD 1.2 Ghz and an AMD XP 2600+. Of course you can always estimate what the rating would be by adding 50 Elo points when you double the hardware's speed. But the K6-450 it is just too Old, it doesn't matter if CT 15 performs better than Deep Fritz on a K6, when hardly 15% is still using the Old K6 450 Mhz. Pichard.
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