Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 16:21:32 02/05/04
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On February 05, 2004 at 18:31:28, James T. Walker wrote: >On February 05, 2004 at 08:48:16, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On February 05, 2004 at 08:10:26, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>On February 04, 2004 at 22:04:22, Mike Byrne wrote: >>> >>>>On February 04, 2004 at 21:48:41, James T. Walker wrote: >>>> >>>>>I'm also having very poor results with Crafty from Mike. I've only tested blitz >>>>>games but so far it's rating is well below all other Crafty's I have except >>>>>18.3. >>>>>Jim >>>> >>>>Hi Jim, >>>> >>>>a couple of questions -- >>>> >>>>OS? >>>> >>>>processor? >>>> >>>>ponder on/off? >>>> >>>>also can you run the "bench" command with no crafty.rc file and post your >>>>results? >>>> >>>>for my machine: >>>> >>>>Total nodes: 89942714 >>>>Raw nodes per second: 633399 >>>>Total elapsed time: 142 >>>>SMP time-to-ply measurement: 4.507042 >>>> >>>> >>>>thanks, >>>> >>>>Mike >>> >>>Hello Mike, >>>My machine is an XP2400+/Win98. >>>I only copied the NPS from the bench test. >>>with/RC file 934,342 >>>No/RC file 927,244 >>>Jim >> >>I sent you anew executbale -- is that one a little faster ? >> >>Can you run the same command "bench" with Skinner's executbale? > >The above info is for your new exe file. I don't have Peters exe file. Results >with your new exe are actually even worse than the first. Only 44 games played >but against exact same opponent under same conditions. The best Crafty I have >so far is the 19.7mmx with 19.9 almost the same. Remember I am only testing at >blitz time controls and Crafty is notorious for poor blitz performance. Also I >don't have enough games to say for sure how it's doing. >I will run more games tonight. >Jim I don't have an answer for you -- your nps test seems about right for a 2.4 Ghz ... a book can have a lot of impact and favor certain programs over others - I would suggest using the HIARCS tournament book with Crafty -- that book is very solid as well as the Shredder 7 book. ( Iwould guess Shredder 8 , but I have puchased Shredder 8 ..yet.) Since no computers are exactly the same, "your milage may vary" is very appropo. I use my own book from 3 years ago and it seems fine -- I never touch it.
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