Author: odell hall
Date: 06:25:12 09/01/99
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On September 01, 1999 at 07:35:47, Shep wrote: >On September 01, 1999 at 06:11:23, odell hall wrote: > >>Hi >> >> >> Is there a huge difference in terms of elo points between rebel 10 on the >>K6-600 amd and what my system K6-II350 ? The rebel page suggest that the >>diffence is very minor, 2554 for k6-amd and 2576 for k6600? The reason I am >>asking is because i am getting a little obssesed with the need to have the >>strongest program, even though I could not beat rebel on my 486!!! I am >>wondering if it would really be worth it to upgrade? What's a few rating points? >>I probally would not notice the difference anyway. I notice also that my rebel >>found all the moves of schroeders Amdk6 600 in the last grandmaster challenge. > >One of the problems of the Rebel benchmark is that current systems are already >very close to the maximum 2600. Thus the results for the fastest machines are >probably a little too low compared to the slower ones. >22 ELO seems a little low for doubling the speed. >40-60 seems more reasonable even at these high levels. (See also the Louguet >test suite which gives 40-65 points difference typically). > >BTW, if you're thinking about upgrading to the fastest, the Kryotech K7-800 is >ready for shipping (www.kryotech.com). :-) > >--- >Shep Thanks for the info, I just might order one of those things. I suspect I could probally get a blitz rating on ICC using CM6555 of over 3500!!! and a standard rating of well over 2800!
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