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Subject: Re: Hyperthreading test

Author: Jason Kent

Date: 16:12:03 11/27/04

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On November 27, 2004 at 18:05:07, Barry Culp wrote:

>I know there was a long thread earlier on hyperthreading and engines that
>support multiple processors. I ran some tests from the Chessbase Testsets folder
>using the Marathon base test 1622 ECM, game #208 (solution ..Nxh7). My system is
>a P4 3.6ghz with 2gb RAM. All tests used Shredder 8, 1gb hash, default engine
>options except learning disabled and style=aggressive. I ran each test twice to
>see if results were consistent.
>
>Test 1 - Hyperthreading disabled in BIOS - Shredder threads = 1
>         time 11:53 ply 18/50 nodes 303621
>         time 11:39 ply 18/50 nodes 303621
>
>Test 2 - Hyperthreading enabled in BIOS  - Shredder threads = 2
>         time 10:45 ply 18/43 nodes 335338
>         time 11:08 ply 18/46 nodes 345877
>
>Test 3 - Hyperthreading enabled in BIOS  - Shredder threads = 1
>         time 11:27 ply 18/50 nodes 303621
>         time 11:35 ply 18/50 nodes 303621
>
>I was thinking off turning hyperthreading OFF on my system but after these tests
>I dont think I will :)
>
>Barry

It would be interesting to see how a program like ruffian would do since it is
designed for only one processor.



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