Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 21:09:31 04/22/03
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On April 22, 2003 at 16:13:35, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >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 I didn't mean to create the impression I was seriously considering getting one of these. That would be nuts. I was planning on waiting patiently until the 2nd versions of everything (64 bit apps, 64 bit OS, chipset, cpu) came out. I figured on waiting almost 2 years before getting hammered!
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