Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 13:13:35 04/22/03
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On April 22, 2003 at 12:22:56, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >An opteron review: > >http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=55000251 > >I have no idea how these benchmarks can be interpreted computer chesswise. Is >there anyone how will hazard a guess? Or perhaps someone who was previously >constrained by an NDA doesn't have to guess. I would certainly like to hear from >you. Is the opteron good, bad or ugly for computer chess programs? Without recompiling, Opteron won't do you much good (vs. an Athlon XP). With recompiling (and assuming a good compiler, which doesn't seem to be available right now), bitboard programs will run a lot faster (> 25%?) and other programs will run somewhat faster (> 10%?). Right now, a $100 Athlon XP will run your chess programs better than a $900 Opteron. In September, when the Athlon 64 (think "consumer Opteron") comes out, you might as well get one of those. They will eventually replace the Athlon XP. -Tom
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