Re: Which would give better floating point performance?

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From: Robert J.C. Kyanko
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:10

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scott@ryptyde.cts.com writes in article <1992Dec16.063018.6239@ryptyde.cts.com>:
> 
> 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.

IMHO, it depends upon what you're doing.  The Weitek is only going to help you
with math intensive applications that also take advantage of this chip.  I
think the 486DX2/66 will give you almost equal performance in a real
application anyway; plus you get double the integer performance with this part.
I'd go with the 486DX2/66.  But other opinions will vary based upon their
needs.
--
I am not responsible for anything I do or say -- I'm just an opinion.
             Robert J.C. Kyanko (rob@rjck.UUCP)

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