Current data - threads-nps efficiency up to 32 threads

[Modern Times]

Crafty does not perform well on the particular AMD architecture. I've run tests on my AMD FX-8350. Komodo performed easily the best, Crafty was the worst.

The 32 cores on his machine are 16 modules, with 2 cores per module. In order to maximise performance, Windows is probably allocating 1 core per module until it runs out of modules. So on 16 threads, 1 thread per module, maximum efficiency. Once you make the jump to 32 threads, then it is 2 threads per module of 2 cores. Crafty performs badly in that situation, but other engines do OK. That is my theory. I think that is what it does on a single socket desktop machine with this CPU architecture, but dual socket I can't be sure.

[fastgm]

I have put the bench logs here:
http://www.fastgm.de/schach/crafty-bench.zip

As described in the Excel sheet the test time was 90 seconds - 5 repetitions.