Re: CPUs at 30 Ghz in the year 2005

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From: Sverre Johnsen
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 07:17

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CCCage <chessboa[nospam]@anonymous.to> wrote in article
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> PC processors made wiht this equipment are expected to hit the market in
> 2005 and will eventually run at 30 Ghz and contain billiions of
transistors.
> 
> I wonder what a computer chess programs ELO would be running under these
?

If the computer is 30 times as fast as today it will look one ply (half a
move) deeper if calculating by 'brute force' (that is if it consider all
legal moves). Good calculating algoritms will probably make that two ply
instead. So it will be no revolution. 

But computers are now nearing a calculating power where most 'positional
sacrifices' will give a reward within the computer's horizon. That will
make the computers play more humanlike.

Sverre Johnsen

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From: "Sverre Johnsen" <Sverre.Johnsen@dnv.com>
Subject: Re: CPUs at 30 Ghz in the year 2005
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