Author: g.müller
Date: 22:38:18 10/19/98
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On October 19, 1998 at 21:52:55, Komputer Korner wrote: >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 AMD k6-2 450Mhz (100 mhz) Fritz Mark short (160MB)= 298 PII 450 (100 Mhz)Fritz Mark short (130MB)= 284 G. Müller >Komputer Korner
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