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In part the optimum algorithm changes as hardware changes. In the 1980s for instance the CPU was about as fast as a ram access. Today the CPU is on the order o
by gameswithgo 4y ago
In part the optimum algorithm changes as hardware changes. In the 1980s for instance the CPU was about as fast as a ram access. Today the CPU is on the order of 200 times quicker than a RAM access, which means algorithms need to be designed to work well with CPU caches to perform well. There is also much MORE memory available, so in some cases it makes much more sense now to consume more memory to get more speed. Computers often have many cores now as well, also changing the equation at times.