Re: Processor Upgrades

["John W. Sterni" <sterni@chaph.usc.edu>]

On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Christoph Eyrich wrote:

> > 
> > We do have an alternative to the power hungry Intel DX4/100.  It's the AMD
> > X5-DX4/133.  It uses 931 mAmp max compared to the Intel's 1450 mAmp.  BIG
> > difference in power and gives you a P75 performance!
> > 
> 
> Don't forget the issue of second level cache! Clock rate isn't the only
> factor. System performance is NOT a function of clock rate or processor
> architecture alone. A fast processor spending most of its time with
> waiting isn't worth its money.
>
Is second-level cache on the board or in the processor itself? How much 
is good ?

-john