Houdini 2.0 BenchMarks
kN/s Mate Processor Speed Cores L.P EXE Hardware User
40259 14s 2x Intel Xeon X5667 @4.46GHz 12 ON x64 Kim Burcham
24653 20s Intel Core i7 990X @4.80GHz 6 ON x64 Murat Guler
24147 22s Intel Core i7 970 @4.70GHz 6 ON x64 Eduardo Koji
23945 37s Intel Core i7 3930k @4.80GHz 6 ON x64 Alexssander Shirado
23882 29s Intel Core i7 980X @4.60GHz 6 ON x64 BigBen
23263 57s Intel Core i7 980X @4.60GHz 6 ON x64 Rolando Acosta
22423 18s Intel Core i7 980X @4.33GHz 6 ON x64 Sedat Canbaz
22300 11s Intel Core i7 990X @4.48GHz 6 OFF x64 Marcos Alexandre
21416 12s Intel Core i7 980X @4.33GHz 6 OFF x64 Sedat Canbaz
16398 65s AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @4.00GHz 6 ON x64 Vasid Chouhan
16033 30s AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @4.22GHz 6 ON x64 Tiago Alves
15407 54s AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @3.90GHz 6 ON x64 Justin
14117 17s Intel Core i7 920 @4.00GHz 4 ON x64 Sedat Canbaz
12527 35s AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.20GHz 6 ON x64 VodkaMaster
10872 47s Intel Core i7 920 @3.00GHz 4 OFF x64 Sedat Canbaz
10336 49s Intel Extreme QX9650 @3.66GHz 4 OFF x64 Sedat Canbaz
*Some Notes:
•Houdini 2.0c is a chess engine made by Robert Houdart
•Houdini 2.0 BenchMarks are Acceptable!
•Due to nowadays i have no much free time:
-BenchMarks will be allowed only for the latest new processors
*I mean for new processors,which are available on the PC markets today
•Houdini 2 chess benchmarks on ‘old processors’ are not allowed
•Benchmarks by same processors are not allowed since Dec 2011 (similar/same clock speed)
•The kN/s values are based exactly on same mate position played by Houdini 2.0 engine
•For comparison about which processor is faster:
-Higher kN/s values are better than in how many seconds is solved the mate positon
-In other words:Higher kN/s values represent better chess performance
•Only Physical Cores are allowed (No BenchMarks with ‘Hyper-Threading ON’)
*See for more details,why Hyper-Threading is not allowed,please click ‘Here‘
•The benchmark list is a quite good indicator of which are the fastest computers for chess
•More Chess BenchMarks:Houdini / Crafty / Rybka / Axon / Fritz / Cyclone-Toga
How to run a Houdini 2 Chess Benchmarks: http://youtu.be/vz9PWWff7z0
1.Download ‘Houdini 2 Bench‘
2.Open your favorite Chess GUI (Fritz,Shredder,Aquarium,Arena,ChessGUI,Winboard,ChessPartner…)
*Note:Arena 3.0 GUI generates slightly higher kns values that Fritz,Shredder GUIs
3.Disable ‘Permanent brain’ (Benchmarks with ‘Ponder ON’ are not allowed)
*Why ‘Pondering ON’ should be disabled:
-When pondering is enabled,the engine’s kns values are not reproducible
-Plus (when pondering is on),it’s not clear in how many seconds is solved the mate position
4.Set Houdini engine’s hashtable size to 128 MB
5.Use Time Controls:
’60 Minutes/Game’ for 4/6/8/12… physical cores (for latest processors)
*Note:in case of without ‘solving the mate’,then try please:90 or 120 Minutes/Game
’40 Moves in 120 Minutes’ for 2 physical cores (for dual processors)
’480 Minutes/Game’ for 1 physical core (for latest single core processors)
*Note:Houdini Benchmarks in ‘Analysis Mode‘ and with ‘Ponder ON‘ are not accepted
*Due to the kN/s values are rising and that leads to misunderstanding results
6.Load/Select Houdini2_bench.pgn
7.Click ‘Go‘ or ‘Move Now‘ (during Houdini’s thinking process don’t click with mouse,type…)
8.After playing Houdini 2 engine to ‘a7‘ move,then capture your benchmark results
*Attention:
•Screenshot must be done just after when the mate is found (in 12 moves and played to ‘a7‘)
•For more acurate Houdini 2.0 benchmarks,i started to use different method calculation:
*I mean for the latest fast processors,where the mate solvings are found over than 60 sec
-So in this case,it will be published/calculated the kns values exactly on around 30 sec
*Note:you need to capture also the analysis info around 30 sec calculations too
*Here is an example,any bench should include similar info too:
http://www.sedatcanbaz.com/chess/pictures/i7920_33ghz.gif
•In case of repeating several times the bench,recommended to be cleared Houdini 2’s hashtables
•How to clean HashTables:right-click over Houdini 2’s engine options:Clear Hash
•Data is required (Bench’s Picture/User Name/Processor /Number of Cores/Large Pages ON/OFF)
*More Details:
•For a better and higher kN/s performance:
-Restart your computer (before starting your Houdini 2 Benchmark)
•How to enable Houdini 2’s Large Pages (in Windows):http://i54.tinypic.com/119ndr7.gif
•Download ScreenHunter 5.0 (or any other capture software):http://www.download.com
•For more information please feel free to contact
•Houdini BenchMarks’s Screenshots are available for downloading :Houdini 2 Bench
