Hardware gains are for one core.
- Mephisto Roma (1987)
CPU: 68020 14 MHz
FIDE ELO: 2070
Rebel 6.0 (1994)
CPU: i486 66 MHz
Hardware gain: 150 ELO points
FIDE ELO: 2350
Shredder 6PB (2002)
CPU: Athlon 1500 MHz
Hardware gain: 300 ELO points
FIDE ELO: 2750
Robbolito 0.085 (2009)
CPU: Core 2 3000 MHz
Hardware gain: 100 Elo points
FIDE ELO: 3050
Stockfish (2017)
CPU: i7 4000 MHz
Hardware gain: 70 Elo points
FIDE ELO: 3300
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Games Completed = 100 of 100 (Avg game length = 144.497 sec)
Settings = RR/64MB/60000ms in 40 moves/M 200000cp for 1000 moves, D 4000 moves/EPD:2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 3904 sec elapsed, 0 sec remaining
1. Rebel 6.0 (1994) 64.5/100 60-31-9 (L: m=30 t=1 i=0 a=0) (D: r=4 i=5 f=0 s=0 a=0) (tpm=1268.5 d=7.10 nps=335726008)
2. Mephisto Roma (1987) 35.5/100 31-60-9 (L: m=54 t=6 i=0 a=0) (D: r=4 i=5 f=0 s=0 a=0) (tpm=1385.3 d=1.00 nps=0)
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Games Completed = 100 of 100 (Avg game length = 467.077 sec)
Settings = RR/64MB/120000ms+2000ms/M 200000cp for 1000 moves, D 4000 moves/EPD:2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 11964 sec elapsed, 0 sec remaining
1. Shredder Paderborn (2002) 80.5/100 74-13-13 (L: m=11 t=2 i=0 a=0) (D: r=8 i=3 f=0 s=2 a=0) (tpm=3294.0 d=12.37 nps=1409398)
2. Rebel 6.0 (1994) 19.5/100 13-74-13 (L: m=70 t=4 i=0 a=0) (D: r=8 i=3 f=0 s=2 a=0) (tpm=3373.5 d=9.80 nps=125460712)
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Games Completed = 100 of 100 (Avg game length = 253.156 sec)
Settings = RR/64MB/2000ms per move/M 200000cp for 1000 moves, D 4000 moves/EPD:2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 6428 sec elapsed, 0 sec remaining
1. RobboLito 0.085 (2009) 92.0/100 87-3-10 (L: m=3 t=0 i=0 a=0) (D: r=7 i=1 f=2 s=0 a=0) (tpm=2001.4 d=18.02 nps=2700313)
2. Shredder Paderborn (2002) 8.0/100 3-87-10 (L: m=86 t=0 i=1 a=0) (D: r=7 i=1 f=2 s=0 a=0) (tpm=2031.7 d=12.46 nps=1425171)
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Games Completed = 100 of 100 (Avg game length = 233.045 sec)
Settings = RR/64MB/60000ms+1000ms/M 200000cp for 1000 moves, D 4000 moves/EPD:2moves_v1.epd(32000)
Time = 5974 sec elapsed, 0 sec remaining
1. Stockfish 110117 (2017) 94.0/100 89-1-10 (L: m=1 t=0 i=0 a=0) (D: r=6 i=2 f=1 s=1 a=0) (tpm=1644.9 d=28.96 nps=1965019)
2. RobboLito 0.085 (2009) 6.0/100 1-89-10 (L: m=89 t=0 i=0 a=0) (D: r=6 i=2 f=1 s=1 a=0) (tpm=1852.4 d=16.50 nps=2572328)
One can observe that software progression in 1987-2002 was fairly slow, slower than hardware progression. However, 2002-2017 saw extremely fast software progression and slow hardware progression. This is mostly due to such developments as Fruit/Rybka and Stockfish/Komodo.
In 30 years:
Total gain hardware: 150+300+100+70 = 620 ELO points
Total gain software: 100+250+420+480 = 1250 ELO points
Total gain hardware + software: 620+1250 = 1870 ELO points
FIDE ELO gain: 3300-2070 = 1230 ELO points
Compression of FIDE rating compared to computer rating: 1250/1870 = 0.67