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Subject: Re: Distributed perft, current standings and trends

Author: Aaron Gordon

Date: 18:37:14 12/12/03

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On December 12, 2003 at 20:09:23, Slater Wold wrote:

>On December 12, 2003 at 17:26:04, Aaron Gordon wrote:
>
>>I was wondering if it may be better to track the stats by trillions of moves
>>done instead of on a block by block basis. Because the current way doesn't seem
>>as if it'd be completely fair. For example.. lets say computer X is twice as
>>fast as computer Y. However, computer Y completes two smaller blocks in the same
>>time it takes computer X to do one. Now the stats report that computer Y has
>>done two blocks, looking like it is twice as fast as computer X when actually
>>the reverse is true. Just something to think about. Thanks for the project, I
>>always love the distributed stuff. :)
>
>Good point.  My P4 2.0Ghz laptop worked on the same problem (set) for 6 hours...
>
>My P4 3.06Ghz finished one in 20 minutes.

Seems my computers are getting the longer problems now.. that what you're
seeing? Even with one of my 2.5's pulling 230,000knps I'm getting 3000-4000
second (last one was 3460 seconds) blocks.



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