Author: John Rice
Date: 12:56:26 01/19/03
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On January 19, 2003 at 13:27:35, Brian Katz wrote: >Can someone please tell me if this formula still applies to faster processors? >As an example a 350MHz and 3.0 gig processors at a game with an average >of 3 minutes (180 seconds p/move) >Also, in using the Athlon performance numbers such as the Athlon 2600+ which is >a 2.13 gig Processor. Which figure do you go by? The 2.13 for the Gig or the >2600+ for the performance? > >The formula is 2 X processor speed X avg. seconds per move / 1000. > >For the 1st example: > >2 x 350=700 >700x180=126000 >126000/1000=126 MB Hash Tables > > >For the 2nd example: > >2x3000=6000 >6000x180=1080000 >1080000/1000= 1080 MB Hash Tables > >Is this formula still a practical guide? If this is so, unless you have well >over a 1 gig of RAM with fast processors, this formula is useless for a normal >avg. 3 min per move tournament game. > >I am presently using an AMD Athlon 2600+ XP (2.13 gig) with 1 gig of RAM. > >It appears that trial and error is the best guide here. Not an exact science >however. > >Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated. > >Brian Katz 3 minutes per move average? That would make for a very long game. Anyway, I would use the AMD performance rating number (2600) and not the actual Mhz speed. In comparison to the P4, the model rating number is a more accurate indication of what the AMD cpu is producing. JR
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