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Re: Processor Upgrades



In a message dated 96-04-22 21:12:29 EDT, you write:

>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.
>
>Christoph Eyrich

Hi Christoph,

What you are saying is very true, but the performance increase from the
DX2/50 to DX4/100 or SX/33 to DX4/133 is substantial.  The benchmarks we have
run compare MIPS, MFLOPS, RAM Access & Video Access.  So we check the
improvements across the board.

Best Regards,

Leonard
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