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Subject: Re: Hash hit rate?

Author: James Robertson

Date: 16:32:49 02/25/99

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On February 25, 1999 at 19:24:36, Steve Maughan wrote:

>What is a reasonable hash hit rate?  My program seems to have a low hit rate.
>From a new game position the hit rate is approx 7% ie 7% of probes result in a
>hit.  This is surely too low!?  Does anyone have an idea of what is reasonable?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Steve Maughan
>
>PS I'm using a 2 hash system of Clever/Simple hash replacement.  I only probe
>the table once for each interigation ie I do not look at Offset+1, Offset+2 etc

If you don't hash q positions, but count q nodes in with regular nodes, you will
get a seemingly much lower hit rate. Perhaps this is what is causing your low
hit rate?

James



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