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Subject: Re: /286 processor speeds:question
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Date: 14 Nov 89 23:44:19 GMT
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In article <3492@vax1.tcd.ie> dbearly@vax1.tcd.ie (BIG BAD DOM) writes:
>Could someone please tell me does a 286 @ 8Mhz run any faster then
>an 808/86 @ 8MHz ?

Of course it does; at least twice as fast.  This is because the '286
accesses memory 16 bits at a time (fetch), as opposed to 8 bits at a
time (fetch fetch).  A '386 (not an sx) will access a full 32 bits at a
time (FETCH!), and so if it runs at the same clock rate it will be
roughly twice as fast again.  Of course, if you take advantage of the
enhanced instruction set, you can get even greater speedup.

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