Author: Aaron Gordon
Date: 18:25:48 06/14/04
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On June 14, 2004 at 21:07:03, David Mitchell wrote: >On June 14, 2004 at 20:43:04, Jim wrote: > >>In your opinion what is the best processor to have for chess programs? >>I have noticed on the SSDF rating list that the Athlon 1200 is used >>for the higher rated chess programs. >>I also read at one time on this site that the Pentium processor's >>do not perform as well with chess program's. >>Your opinion is greatly appreciated. >>Jim > >The "best" CPU for chess programs will depend on the program, but in general: > >1) Opteron >2) Xeon >3) Itanium >4) Centrino >5) Athlon >6) Pentium III >7) Pentium 4 > >The above assumes ** equal speed ** of the processor (which is never the case), >and the program being optimized for that processor. Even within a single CPU, >different versions have different sizes of cache, etc., again changing their >capability. > >After AMD's strong showing with their new Opteron, you know that Intel is >working hard on a new 64 bit processor. When it is released, the list will >certainly change. > >The above is my opinion, and certainly not the result of some exhaustive tests. > >Dave Current Xeon chips are P4's with more L2 cache and multiprocessor support. Their performance in chess programs are identical to Pentium 4 chips. The older Xeon with the P3 core is identical to the Pentium 3 in chess speed, etc.
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