to what extent can the performance and the hit probability of these two tools be compared and what significance do they then have?
For example:
- we run Kangaroo in multi-GPU mode on several modern GPUs and achieve a displayed speed of 15 GKey/s
- we run keyhunt in BSGS mode on 8 CPU threads with about 16GB RAM allocation and get about 80 PKey/s.
Is Kangaroo with multi-GPU usage more advantageous and more likely to get a hit, even though keyhunt with CPU usage in BSGS can process 80 PKey/s?
From this numerical example, one would think that keyhunt with the 80 PKey/s would have to be worlds better. But is that the case or is it not possible to compare this at all and the given speed rates are completely useless for the comparison?
through the scientific method.
Test different keys in different ranges, x number of times, and you will know which method finds those keys faster and under what circumstances.