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In article <1ireaeINN6uv@lynx.unm.edu> kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland) writes:
>In article <C0npry.AKI@wimsey.bc.ca> bhenning@wimsey.bc.ca (Bill Henning) writes:

>>
>>Comparing 486SX performance to 486SLC performance is an apple-vs-orange
>>comparison - the 486SX has a 32 bit bus, and the 486SLC has a 16 bit bus.
>
>I don't think that is right. I think all 486 and 386 CPU's have to be 32-bit
>except for the 386-sx's which are 286's with 386 internals. Nobody 
>hardly uses 286's or 386sx's anymore.
>

All _Intel_ 486 and 386 CPUs have 32-bit bus interfaces except the 386SX which
has a 16-bit interface. The Cyrix 486SLC is designed to be replacment for the
386SX and therefore has a 16-bit interface. The Cyrix 486DLC is designed as a
replacement for the 386DX and has a 32-bit interface. 

>>
>>A more balanced comparison would be between a 486SX and a 486DLC at the
>>same clock speed - and I would expect the 486SX to win by about 10% at
>>the same clock speed.
>>I am surprised Rod Skinner did not notice the discrepancy.
>>
>>Bill
>>
>

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