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Subject: Re: Backside Cache, is more better for chess programs?

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 16:25:34 06/11/99

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On June 11, 1999 at 11:38:31, HungryGoldfish wrote:

>We all want what is best for the chess programs we love.  Just as we wish to
>give our children nutritious foods, we wish to give our programs fast processors
>and lots of RAM.
>
>Is a program running on a 400 MHz chip with 512K backside significantly fater
>than a 400 MHz chip with 1.024K backside catch?
>
>How would the 400 MHz chip with 512K compare to a 400 HMz chip without any cache
>at all?
>
>And just in case it matters, my program of choice is HIARCS.

Hallo!

The difference between 512k vs 1024k is hardly noticeable.
I have run some tests with 256k vs 512k and the average improvement was a little
more then 1%(0-2,3%). I checked eigth programs.

Regards Bertil SSDF



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