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Subject: Re: Could we establish best processor for each engine? Authors HELP!

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 19:04:50 02/14/00

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On February 14, 2000 at 20:27:32, Frank Koenig wrote:

>Along these same lines, with all of the debate that I've read elsewhere about
>the benefits of having a full speed L2 cache (in the case of the latest Intel
>processors) vs. a cache running with a 2/5ths divider (in the case of the latest
>Athlon CPUs), I'd like to know if this applies to Chess software. Does the
>addition of faster L2 cache make a substantial difference?

It depends on the program.

Small programs like Fritz and Nimzo will not be affected by L2 cache.

Large programs like HIARCS will be greatly affected by the amount and speed of
L2 cache.

-Tom

• Re: Could we establish best processor for each engine? Authors HELP! stuart taylor 17:50:27 02/15/00
  • Re: Could we establish best processor for each engine? Authors HELP! Tom Kerrigan 19:55:31 02/15/00

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