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From: ldstern@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Larry Stern)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: 486SX - Intel now telling lies
Message-ID: <1991May29.225057.19477@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 29 May 91 22:50:57 GMT
References: <1991May15.210339.17118@unlv.edu> <1561@aoa.UUCP> <1991May29.153843.27750@unlv.edu>
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In article <1991May29.153843.27750@unlv.edu> whitney@reed.cs.unlv.edu (Lee Whitney) writes:
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>    ...deletions...
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>From PC Mag June 11:  '..even though our tests use 32 BIT INSTRUCTIONS,
>the faster operating speeds of the 386-33 and the 386-40 propel these
>chips PAST the 486sx.'
>
>It turns out that the AM 386-40 was actually 32% FASTER than the best
>486-sx machine they tested when running a 386 instruction mix, and the
>386-33 was 7% faster.  Keep in mind this is a CPU only benchmark and
>does not average in disk I/O, graphics performance, etc.
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>    ...deletions...
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It seems your first impressions have just been confirmed by Byte Magazine
as well. The cover story in the new June issue is entitled "The 486SX
Falls Short" and arrives at the same conclusions as PC Mag. The editorial
is also based on this issue.


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Larry Stern                                  LDSTERN@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU