Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 18:52:55 10/19/98
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On October 19, 1998 at 21:10:28, frank zimmer wrote:
>Can someone tell me the best CPU for chess programs? I am about to purchase a
>new PC [ IBM Win98 ] and would like to know whats faster for chess programs
>only- Pent II, Celeron with 128 kb L2 cache, AMD K6-2 3D,or Cyrix II mmx ?
>Generally speaking at equal MHz. THANKS!
There is no one best answer but stay away from CYRIX. Some programs are
optimized for Intel. Some work better with 32 bit code processed by AMD
processors. Get the most RAM you can afford and buy your chess program first
and take it to the store and install it on their showroom model and time it on a
favourite position of yours. Do the same thing for the competing brand of
computer that the store is trying to sell you at a lower/higher price and buy
the computer that wins the test. Below are benchmarks for the K6-333.
From: Frank Quisinsky <Quisinsky@in-trier.de>
Subject: Chess Bench K6 333 MHz
Date: Sunday, July 19, 1998 4:40 PM
For interested User !?
System: AMD K6 II 3D, 300 MHz, getacktet 333 MHz
Multiplier = 4,0, System Clock = 83 MHz
128 MB SDRam, 100 MHz, getacktet 83 MHz
Synchronous with System Clock (CPU External
Clock)
No Problem !!!
Motherboard:
Spacewalker Shuttle HOT - 591P
VIA Chipsatz, Super Sockel 7, AGP/ATX
512 PB SRam Cache
All Programs Start with Windows 95b, DOS 7.1
Rebel 9 = Rating: 2965 (Menue)
Rebel 8 = BT 16, 60 MB Hash, 2:11
MChess 7.1 = Rating: 2625 (Menue)
Complete Chess System Tal (Paris Version) = Rating: 2458 (Menue)
Fritz 5 (+Update CBM 63, EXE = 14.03.98, 106.496 kb, fritz5.eng)
short Fritz Mark !
HT = 16.384 kB
Last value = 214 ( 9,7 s)
Nodes = 329 KN/s
No. of test = 10
HT = 32.768 kB
Last value = 203 ( 9,2 s)
Nodes = 309 KN/s
No. of test = 10
HT = 65536 kB
Last value = 201 ( 9,3 s)
Nodes = 306 KN/s
No. of test = 10
HT = 98.304 kB
Last value = 192 (10,7s)
Nodes = 293 KN/s
No. of test = 10
long Fritz Mark !
HT = 98.304 kB
Last value = 264 (85,3s)
Nodes = 344 KN/s
No. of test = 3
And Pentium II 400 MHz or 450 MHz ???
Frank
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