In short, whereas the three golden rules of engine competition in the past were cores, cores and cores, today those same golden rules are threads, threads and threads.
Robert, I assume you are using the Xeon E5-2698 v4?
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- Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Nodes/sec. with last new CPU's!
- Replies: 77
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- Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:10 am
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
- Replies: 13
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Re: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
I guess all I can say about yours is that my experience has been that cores = kN/s and kN/s = ELO, so I'm addicted to kN/s. The more the better. 100k would be great.
- Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:29 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2882
Re: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
Thanks guys, I appreciate your replies. Perhaps I should have said from the outset that the system will be used for both engineering work and ICCF chess. I'm reasonably confident that scaling is not a significant problem today, and have always been a fan of more cores. I'm sure i9 7xxxxx would be gr...
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 6:54 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2882
Re: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
Thanks. Perhaps the new AMD or Intel 10-cores might be better. I assume these programs still limit us to a single socket platform like the X99?
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:54 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: General Topics
- Topic: Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2882
Best Computer Chess System (no budget)
I have begun to look for a new system (>16 CPU) and figured the experts here would know or have an opinion. Just as a starting point, something like an Asus X99-M WS and Intel Xeon E5-2697 V4 2.3GHz Eighteen Core 45MB 145W, there's likely better stuff out there though.
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 4:32 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Komodo vs Bolzoni, 5th game Broadcast
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3226
Re: Komodo vs Bolzoni, 5th game Broadcast
This match is infinitely more interesting than the results of the latest K v SF test match
- Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:56 am
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Testing Komodo9: 1440 Games
- Replies: 83
- Views: 18824
Re: Testing Komodo 9: 1440 games.
Go Tom Go! 

- Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:03 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Komodo 9.1 64-bit v Stockfish 6 64-bit Match (CCRL 40/40)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4391
Re: Komodo 9.1 64-bit v Stockfish 6 64-bit Match (CCRL 40/40
Both of which I have tons ofS.Taylor wrote:He improves his score with more time and more core.
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 7:34 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Komodo 9.1 64-bit v Stockfish 6 64-bit Match (CCRL 40/40)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4391
Re: Komodo 9.1 64-bit v Stockfish 6 64-bit Match (CCRL 40/40
My only comment is that in VLTC correspondence play any differences between these two are perhaps immeasurable, they each have strengths and weaknessesGraham Banks wrote:Komodo takes the lead by 40.0-38.0 with ten games left.
- Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:29 pm
- Forum: Computer Chess Club: Tournaments and Matches
- Topic: Komodo 9.1 vs. latest SF dev.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3570
Re: Komodo 9.1 vs. latest SF dev.
Anil, I still haven't gotten over your post:
Stockfish is for little boys playing quick games on their laptops or crummy AMD hardware!
And here I thought my sarcasm was unequalled.
Stockfish is for little boys playing quick games on their laptops or crummy AMD hardware!
And here I thought my sarcasm was unequalled.