Author: Stephen Ham
Date: 15:13:16 01/31/06
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On January 31, 2006 at 17:46:00, K. Burcham wrote: >On January 31, 2006 at 11:50:09, Stephen Ham wrote: > >>Dear readers, >> >>I believe engine performance is almost entirely a function of processor speed. >> >>All the best, >> >>Steve > >What a statement. Maybe you are joking. I read this over several times thinking >I misunderstood. > >Many 2x core and 2x 2core with SMP programs are getting beat by single core >Rybka. Rybka has taught everyone what Uri has been saying all along, there is >much to be gained in program search improvements. > >You cannot bullshit the gamers that have expensive hardware and all programs, >eventually they find a package that works. Right now the winning package for >gamers is fastest single processor you can afford with Rybka. > >WHEW!!! sure glad I didnt buy $3000 upgrade and $100 SMP program from chessbase, >just to get beat at game servers. > >kburcham Maybe you're joking, K, or maybe you're confused by the English language. Surely what I wrote is easy for even non-Anglophones to comprehend. A chess engine exists. The ability of that engine to perform better/worse is almost entirely dependent upon the speed of the processor to which it's mated. That processor has a set clock speed. But, that processor also needs an operating system running while the engine runs. So, my question was whether enhancements to speed up the operating system would also increase engine performance. Capice? Steve
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