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Subject: Re: NODES PER SECOND, what do you guys get?

Author: William Penn

Date: 10:09:13 08/02/03

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On August 01, 2003 at 02:42:23, Derek Paquette wrote:

>My CPU
>Athlon 1700xp
>128 RAM *in hash* out of 256
>
>*all node tests are done at board reset, infinite analysis
>Shredder 7.04 :
>I am reaching about 230 to 260 kn/sec
>
>Fritz 8
>I am reaching about 550 to 600 kn/sec
>
>Crafty 19.03
>I am reaching about 500 kn/sec
>
>What kinds of processors do you have, and what sort of speeds are you getting,
>please only reply if you have the same engines, if not, i cannot compare
>
>I am THINKING of upgrading to a Athlon 2800XP
>how much of a speedup would I expect?
>thanks

I'm running W98se, 256MB, 500MHz Celeron processor. Using the Shredder 7 (CB)
GUI and Shredder 7.04 UCI engine I typically get about 70-80 kN/s in the
opening/middlegame. In simpler endgames it may go over 100 kN/s, perhaps as high
as 130 kN/s.

Interestingly I can get much faster kN/s speeds for this engine if I use the
Shredder Classic 6 GUI instead. I believe it has something to do with the hash.
The hash table takes a long time to initialize (1-2 minutes) with the Shredder 7
(CB) GUI but is essentially instantaneous with the Shredder Classic 6 GUI.
Perhaps that doesn't matter much with longer analyses of an hour or more(?).

In most cases I'm using 160MB hash which experience has taught me works pretty
well on my system, allowing normal multitasking of other apps at the same time.
The GUI says I can use 190MB, which I do occasionally, but it slows down
multitasking considerably. Like you I use infinite analysis mode.

Also like you, I'm thinking about upgrading soon, and wonder which processor(s)
would give me the most advantage...?
WP




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