There is clear advice on the internet....using the bench execution to see which one runs faster...in your case BMI2. I doubt either one is materially important for amateur use.
Which version of Stockfish 10 should one use? Popcnt or bmi2?
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Thanks @manekapa and @nighteyes1234 for your assistance!
@nighteyes I have heard before this term "benchmarking". How does one do it/execute it out of interest? What are the steps? What is the output?
flashlight002 wrote:
Thanks @manekapa and @nighteyes1234 for your assistance!
@nighteyes I have heard before this term "benchmarking". How does one do it/execute it out of interest? What are the steps? What is the output?
This is one of the links which @Rocky64 posted. It shows how to get benchmark metrics for a Stockfish executable file.
https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/14636/which-binary-of-stockfish-7-should-i-use
(Hi all. I am not sure exactly where I should post this question...but since it is about a chess engine I put it under Analysis)
Can a computer engineer/scientist assist please!
To install Stockfish 10 there are a few different .exe files of the engine to choose from. I know the most sophisticated compilations are the popcnt and bmi2 versions. But which one do I choose? I know it depends on one's chipset's architecture. I am running an Intel i7 9th generation 9750H 6 core processor. Which version of Stockfish will be best? Bmi2?
Help would be appreciated. Such a pity there is NO HELP files on the Stockfish website!! Very poor. There should be clear advice for non IT professionals!