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384-40 vs 486sx25

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From: pv9955
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 21:02
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I know that a form of this question has apreared all over the net.  But this
one is slightly different...
I think that we will all agree that a 486dx2-50 is faster than a 486dx33, 
with internal processing.  But it still operates at 25mHz for addressing the
bus, and hard drive, whereas the 486dx33 operates at the faster 33mHz.
So under the assumption that a 386-40 and a 486sx25 can process information
at about the same speed (the 386 is faster, the 486 is more efficient),
is is safe to assume that the 386-40 will access the bus (including hard 
drive) faster than a 486 running at 25mHz ?
For those people using Windows or OS2, which use a lot of virtual memory, and
disk swapping, this question should be more important than internal
processing.  I am about the buy a computer for OS2, and I would like to know
which motherboard will handle the disk swapping better.

Thanks,
Peter V.
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