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Subject: Re: How many ELO-points can i expect for getting an Engine 20% faster

Author: Pat King

Date: 13:21:52 11/21/03

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On November 20, 2003 at 19:44:15, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On November 20, 2003 at 15:25:02, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>s = speedup factor
>>d = expected approximate elo gain per speedup doubling
>>log(s)*d/log(2) = approximate elo improvement
>>I have seen the estimate of d range between 40 and 100. The estimate was higher
>>in the olden days. 40 or 50 is a typical estimate nowadays.
>
>Very good - I agree with the 40 or 50 and the math.  On slower machines, rated
>around 2000 - doubling may be worh more.  On very fast machines , doubling may
>be worth less.

How disappointing. I'll find it very hard to blame my engine's performance on my
creaky old 200MHz computer from now on. Now what else could it be....

the perpetual newbie

Pat



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