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Subject: Re: ZAPPA used the best Hardware once again

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:40:54 11/15/05

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On November 14, 2005 at 14:31:48, Theo van der Storm wrote:

>On November 13, 2005 at 23:24:31, enrico carrisco wrote:
>
>>On November 13, 2005 at 20:49:56, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>On November 13, 2005 at 13:17:38, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>>
>>>>Much stronger than all other programs!
>>
>>According to the official website, DIEP used stronger hardware than Zappa.
>>
>>-elc.
>
>There is no statement that DIEP used stronger hardware than Zappa.
>The official website says:
>
>Zappa  	2xAMD dual-core Opteron, 2200 MHz
>Diep 	Quad Opteron 2400 MHz
>
>As a first very crude step in the comparison:
>2 x 2 x 2200 Mcycles = 8800 Mcycles
>is faster then
>4 x 2400 Mcycles = 9600 Mcycles.

That is wrong.  I'd take 4 x 2400mhz any day.

9600mhz > 8800mhz in the math I use.  :)

Plus I'd rather have two single-core cpus rather than one dual-core.  Or in this
case, four single-cores rather than 2 dual-cores.


>
>furthermore:
>If from
>http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8796_8800~97051,00.html
>we may conclude that a dual AMD Opteron processor gives about 86% additional
>power in comparison with single processors at the same speed,
>Diep has an even bigger advantage.
>
>Still, a thourough analysis using chess programs as benchmark
>on the actual machines is required to prove your statement.
>Evidently the tournament organisation does not have access
>to these machines, so it is beyond their(our) scope.
>
>Can anyone present real measurements?
>
>Theo



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