Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:53993 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:63 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:234 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cica!iuvax!news!laughner From: laughner@news.nd.edu (Tom laughner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Whis is fastest 386/33 or 486/25 ? Message-ID: <217@news.nd.edu> Date: 12 Jul 90 14:37:06 GMT References: <1990Jul11.161138.13630@dvinci.usask.ca> Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc Distribution: na Organization: Univ. of Notre Dame Lines: 9 From article <1990Jul11.161138.13630@dvinci.usask.ca>, by lowey@herald.usask.ca (Kevin Lowey): > From article <1990Jul5.205440.23370@ecn.purdue.edu>, by jmoore@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (James D Moore): > But at the same clock speed, the 486 chip appears to > be about twice as fast as the 386 chip (in real mode at least) > > - Kevin Lowey There would be no difference in speed between a 386 with a math coprocessor and a 486. The 486 chip is a 386 + the math coprocessor in one. Intel considers the 486 as a part of the 386 family.