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From: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.micro.amiga,net.micro.atari16,net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: The Motorola 68030
Message-ID: <779@oakhill.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 10:11:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: oakhill.779
Posted: Thu Sep 25 10:11:09 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Sep-86 01:06:32 EDT
References: <2270@gitpyr.UUCP>
Reply-To: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx
Lines: 15
Keywords: new motorola chips mmu fast
Summary: MC68030 is ** 50- 75%** faster than MC68020
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In article <2270@gitpyr.UUCP> rodney@gitpyr.UUCP (RODNEY RICKS) writes:
>In the September 18, 1986 issue of Electronic Design magazine, there is an
>article on page 27 describing the new microprocessor from Motorola, the 68030.
>The chip is said to run software 20% to 30% faster than the 68020.  The chip
>is supposed to be available in mid-1987, along with an improved math
>coprocessor, the 68882, which will be up to 25% faster than the 68881.
>
>Rodney Ricks

The Electronic Design article you reference contained a misprint.  The 68030
is *not* 20-30% faster than the 68020, it *is*  50- 75% faster than the
68020 (at equivalent clock speeds).  Also, the 68882 is *not* 25% faster
than the 68881, it *is* 100-300% faster (2x-4x).

tom johnson             ut-sally/oakhill/tomj