MIPS rating of 486DX2-66 in BYTE

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From: Dennis Robinson
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 18:19

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In the newest issue of BYTE magazine they compare a DX2-66 to the
new $4000 SPARC classic.  They rathe the DX2-66 at 53 MIPS and
the classic at 58 MIPS.  The DX2-66's MIPS _HAS_ to be _TOTALLY_
wrong.  486-33's are approximately 15 MIPS, 486-50's are 23 MIPS
so how in the heck can a DX_2_66 be 53 MIPS!!!  The DX2-66 should
according to the progression of the 33, and 50 should be in the range
of 30MIPS.  So don't get fooled!  If I had my choice and the money
ID take the classic!  Also question for everyone DX2's are supposed
to access memory as if it were the processor of half the speed, at least
I thought..  How can a DX2-66 access memory faster than a straight 50?
In the benchmarks the DX2-66's have higher memory access than a real 50.
Can this be true?

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