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To: TimF who wrote (57058)	10/3/2001 3:20:24 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

I believe some of them had a disabled FPU but I defer to you on this if you say none of them did. The difference between a disabled FPU and no FPU isn't relevant to the point I was making. Samples did have a disabled FPU but production material didn't, but to your point; I thought it was relevant because I thought you were making the point that the FPU was present yet unavailable to the customer. Apparently you weren't. EP

To: TimF who wrote (57058)	10/3/2001 4:19:08 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Tim it was even worse comparing a 386SX to a 386DX as the 386SX was still a 16 bit cpu whereas the 386DX was true 32 bit. a 386SX performed like a 286. I was pissed about my 386SX when I got it as it was slow. M. Processor Winstone Value -------------------------------------------------- 386/25MHz Winstone base w/4MB 10.20 386/25MHz Winstone base w/8MB 13.60 486/25MHz 26.32 CxS40 29.95* 486/33MHz 34.32 SLC2/50 36.70* SLC2/66 37.80* AMD40 40.30* 486DX2/50MHz 43.50 486/50MHz 47.94 486DX2/66MHz 50.68 Pentium 73.30 CX486DRx2/50 14.20 -- Rev to 486 2/50 15.40 Rev to 486 3/75 18.00 Keep in mind these could vary alot 486/Now! 11.20 / depending what system the upgrade MCMaster 50PD/8 15.00 -- is going into (ie MCMaster was only tested on a 386SX16 machine and the rest a Compaq 386DX/25e with only 4MB and with 8MB the Rev to 486 2/50 did 23 Winstones and the 486/33 did 36. So with more memory and better peripherals the upgrades should give truer 486 performance despite PC Magazines slams against them in general. computercraft.com