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From: tomk@intsc.UUCP (Tom Kohrs)
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Subject: Re: 80386 Benchmark Data
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Date: Tue, 18-Nov-86 13:46:42 EST
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>         Recently, I received benchmark data from Neal Nelson & Associates.
> This benchmark showed results from a Compaq 386. I compared this data to
> the results from a Tower32
> 
> The 386 was SIGNIFICANTLY *SLOWER* than the '020 in LONG INTEGER MATH
> while it was virtually *EQUAL* to the '020 in SHORT INTEGER MATH.
> Don't say it was the memory because the "String Copy and Compare"
> test was identical too.

What was the sofware environment?  As far as I know at this point Compaq
is shipping the Compaq 386 only with MS-DOS.  This uses 16 bit compilers
and 286 programming models. In other words it treats the 386 as a fast 8088
with all arithmetic being done 16 bits at a time.  If the OS environment 
was UNIX V.3 for the 386 then I would want to know more about what the 
benchmarks are.

If you have the environment information I would appreciate seeing it.
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  tomk@intsc.UUCP  			Tom Kohrs
					Regional Architecture Specialist
		   			Intel - Santa Clara