Re: Floating point performance of 486 vs 386/387?

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From: william E Davidsen
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:00

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In article <1992Nov19.041856.19934@mercury.cair.du.edu>, plim@diana.cair.du.edu (PATRICK M LIM) writes:
| Is the floating point performance better for a 386/33 387
| combination or a 486/33?
| Thanks in advance

  At least double with the 486, for all except transcendental functions.
The Cyrix 387 seems to be far faster then the 486 in that area, although
unless you do a lot of it you will never notice.
-- 
bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
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