Re: Cyrix 5x86 v 486 AMD 120 (linux)

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From: Mike Holland
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 00:00

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Grim Reaper (grim@blitzen.canberra.edu.au) wrote:
: Heya folks,
: 
: Does anyone know:
: 
: 1. of any incompatibilities with the Cyrix 5x86? or is this fine for 
: linux?
: 
: 2. Am I right to assume that the 5x86 runs faster or not? Anyone done 
: any testing on that? Is the bus speed on the 5x86 at least as good as 
: the 486/120?
: 
: Thanks guys.

Cyrix claim 50% faster at same clock. But it doesnt do that on my motherboard.
I think the float point is faster.
But Pentium 75s are so cheap now. Get one of them, then you can upgrade just by
changing the chip, when p150s are cheap.

-- 
Mike Holland.    		http://cygwww.uwa.edu.au/user/myk (boring)
Finger for PGP public key.	<myk@cygnus.uwa.edu.au> (UWA is just my ISP)

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