Which would give better floating point performance?

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From: Scott McClure
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 06:30

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Hi all,

	I'm trying to figure out which one of these configurations would
yield the best floating point performance.  


An i486DX/33 + Weitek 4167, or i486DX2/66 with no additional processor.

Any experiences, references, and opinions are welcome.

Thanks in advance,

Scott
 
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From: scott@ryptyde.cts.com (Scott McClure)
Subject: Which would give better floating point performance?
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 06:30:18 GMT
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Summary: 486DX/33 + Weitek 4167 faster than 486DX2/66?
Keywords: Weitek, Intel, 486, 4167
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