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In article <1995May11.031421.3551@rd.scitec.com.au>,
johns@rd.scitec.com.au (John Saunders) wrote:
:>Anssi Saari (s106275@cs.tut.fi) wrote:

:>> Of course it is, Norton SI runs entirely inside the CPU's internal cache.
:>> Having all the memory run at 15ns does improve performance but not for
:>> applications that rarely access main memory. 
:>
:>If Nortons SI runs entirely within the CPU, then why do I get lower readings
:>when the L2 cache is disabled on a MB with a L2 cache?!? 

I get that too, but I once had a 486/33 board with no external cache and it 
scored the same as a 486/33 with external cache.

:>The only benifit of DCA2 over a normal chipset that I can see is that
:>a cache miss gives 35nS access rather than 70nS. 

Why 35ns? I thought they give you 15ns. Besides, S means Siemens, unit
for conductivity.

Anssi