Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 04:53:16 04/01/04
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>Does the answer vary depending on the particular program or is there a straight >answer ? In the overwhelming majority of cases the K7 and K8 AMD architecture are the fastest. > >My guess is the Athlon due to its superior FPU unit, but I could be wrong Chess programs are branch intensive integer applications. Thus the main reason is the shorter pipeline and higher IPC. MvH Dan Andersson
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