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f67700241@violet.ccit.arizona.edu (Greg Franklin) writes:

>In article <1992Oct28.162619.15212@csus.edu>, jetfuel@babbage.csus.edu (Dave Jenks) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct26.084635.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> info301a4@cc.newcastle.edu.au (Your Average Ordinary Everyday Dude) rambles on about: 
>>>	Being in the market for a new computer, I am faced with a FEW
>>>	problems ...
>>>	No.1. Is a 386DX-40 with 4meg RAM, 105 MEG HDD Svga monitor ect.
>>>
>>>	No.2. Is a 486SX-25 with 4meg Ram, 105 Meg HDD Svga monitor etc.
>>>
>>>	What I want to know is .... Which is the better computer in 
>>>	terms of speed?
>> 
>> Reportedly, the 386DX-33 is only 71% the performance of the 486SX-25.
>> I have a 486SX-25, and the performance *is* noticeably better than any
>> 386 I've ever used (which includes the 386DX-33).

>Dave, he was asking about a 386-40, not a 386-33.

>In any case, the 386-40 is still slower than the 486SX-25, but not by
>much.  5-10% from what I've read.

From bench marks I've done and read about, the 386/40 is about 10-15%
faster for 16-bit stuff (dos, windows), and the 486/25 is about 5-10%
faster for 32-bit stuff (os/2, NT, unix).  My suggestion:  get the 486
only if the board allows you to replace it with a better 486 (even up
to 486DX2/66).  Also 486SX/25 boards are only about $50-$75 more than
386/40 boards, so maybe you can bargain for a lower price on the 486.


					Todd Walk
					walk@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu