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Article #8750Re: Speed in MIPS
From: Peter Frenning
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1990 07:09
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1990 07:09
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In article <8000066@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > > >PC (4.77) 0.3 >... >AT (16) 2.9 >386 (16) 3.3 = 1.1*2.9 >... >386 (25) 5.4 >486 (25) 14 = 2.6*5.4 > >I think there is an extreme element of '486 marketing bullshit/hype in >this last performance figure. If you think so it can only be because you've never run a 486 based machine!!!! Although 14 MIPS may be a bit over(11 seems to be more like it with a 128Kb external cache!) The 486 IS A SCREAMER!!! The reason being that most instructions execute in fewer clockcycles than the 386. Go have a look.... You'll be impressed. Peter (The speed deamon)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!oliveb!amdahl!altos!altos86!pfrennin From: pfrennin@altos86.Altos.COM (Peter Frenning) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Speed in MIPS Message-ID: <167@altos86.Altos.COM> Date: 17 Jan 90 07:09:40 GMT References: <111607@<1990Jan10> <8000066@p.cs.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: pfrennin@altos86.UUCP (Peter Frenning) Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 24