Author: James T. Walker
Date: 04:45:23 12/13/98
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On December 13, 1998 at 07:02:58, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On December 13, 1998 at 06:53:03, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On December 12, 1998 at 19:44:16, Mark Young wrote: >> >>>On December 12, 1998 at 19:29:56, Robert Wilkins wrote: >>> >>>> How much stronger would CM6000 play on a PII 350 compared to my P233 MMX. ALso >>>>is there a way I can increase its potential with any outside add-ons that might >>>>be available (opening books - endgame table bases - etc) >>> >>>Any P II chip will run CM6000 faster. CM6000 is a 32bit program, the P233 MMX >>>will not take advantage of the 32bit program. So the P II will be much faster >>>Mhz vs Mhz. The AMD K6-2 will also be about the same as a P II Mhz vs Mhz >>>running CM6000 from what I hear. To answer you question the P II 350 should be >>>around 2x faster then a P233 MMX running CM6000, so it may be 70 elo points or >>>so stronger. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. >>Hello Mark, >>Can I get a second opinion on this ? I thought even a 486 was a 32 bit machine. >>I know the PII has MMX technology but I so does his P233/MMX. So the major >>difference as I understand is only the L1 cache is doubled on the PII which will >>make chess programs run a little faster. >>Jim Walker > >You are right Jim, but as I understand it, it is the operating system that makes >something 32 bit. And the program, not just the chip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Michael, Yes, well that's my point. If he is running Win98 on a Pentium 233 MMX then the only difference will be the L1 cache. That will provide some improvement but not major. Jim Walker
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