Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:33:56 05/18/04
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On May 18, 2004 at 09:14:35, Uri Blass wrote: >On May 17, 2004 at 12:35:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 17, 2004 at 11:35:10, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>My question is what is the speed of the fastest computer that I can get for >>>movei for WCCC when the price is not more than x$ when 2000$>x$>1000$ >>> >>>I am interested both in dual and single processor options. >>> >>>I guess that I can get slower dual processor for movei for the same price but >>>the advantage is that I can do better testing with pondering so if the >>>difference in speed for movei is less than 20% then I am going to go for dual >>>processor. >>> >>>When I look at some links of dell I get the following information: >>> >>>link A: 2.4ghz intel Xeon 1973$ >>> >>>http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=555&oc=WS450DPAD&m_11=WXP1&c=us&l=en&s=biz >>> >>>link B:3.2Ghz intel 1157$+120$ >>> >>>http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?cs=555&oc=D4600CPAD&m_11=WHXP&m_22=MSONO&c=us&l=en&s=biz >>> >>> >>>I have no idea which is faster and I have no idea how to get this information. >>>I also know that the p4 is not good for chess and maybe AMD is the best option. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I wouldn't think twice. If my program was not SMP-capable, I'd go for a 2.4ghz >>opteron (FX-53). If I could afford a dual opteron, I'd go that way if >>possible... But you can't beat the opteron on speed for chess and speed gives >>you the best chance at the WCCC... > >I do not understand one thing > >FX is athlon or opteron > >people tell me that FX is athlon and tell me to look at the site of AMD and I >find the words FX with athlon processors. > >see http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118,00.html > >Uri Naming confusion. AMD64 is both athlon and opteron. Athlon calls this the FX51 or the FX53. Both are 64 bit opteron cores. Neither can be MP (dual processor or beyond). so when you see "athlon-64" you know it is an opteron core... but limited.
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