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From: trebbien@cbmger.UUCP (Uwe Trebbien GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000, 68040
Keywords: 3000, 68040
Message-ID: <149@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 7 May 90 11:53:45 GMT
References: <1990May3.043218.15590@cec1.wustl.edu> <1990May03.062713.25299@csuchico.edu>
Reply-To: trebbien@cbmger.UUCP (Uwe Trebbien GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <1990May03.062713.25299@csuchico.edu> murphyd@cscihp.UUCP (Dave Murphy) writes:
>
>I have heard that the 040 operating at 25 MHz will outperform a 40 MHz 030.
>

It will outperform a 030 at 40 MHz, because a 040 running with external clock
at 25 MHz is internally running at 50 MHz. Also the 040-FPU is much faster
than a 882. I think I have heard that the 040 completes an FMUL-instruction in
6 clock cycles.


		UWE