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Subject: Re: Green List formula sucks

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 09:28:51 01/18/00

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On January 18, 2000 at 12:24:00, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On January 18, 2000 at 11:27:43, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>On January 18, 2000 at 11:15:19, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>>
>>>The formula initially used the clock instead of the logarithm of it. It was even
>>>worse so I suggested to take the log of the clock which, at that time, seemed to
>>>give a better description of threal situation.
>>>I suggested the log because it is quite clear that a doubling of the clock does
>>>give just a little extra elo and not a doubling of it. There are many
>>>"non-linearities" both in the increase of strength with the clock and in the
>>>increase of the elo with the increase of strenght.
>>>
>>>Probably there is no such an easy formula to be found to better describe the
>>>relationships between programs at different clocks, but this is the best we have
>>>found so far.
>>>If you have a better idea (and saying that it sucks is not a better idea) let
>>>all us know.
>>>
>>>regards
>>>Franz
>>
>>Yes, I am always open to suggestions.  Come up with a better formula, Vincent,
>>I'll use it.
>
>Remove the silly R(Mhz) formula Will.
>
>>Will

It's only *silly* if you can give me a better one.  Do you not think there is
some relationship between cpu speed and performance?  If so, what is that
relationship?

Will




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