14 Nov
2006
14 Nov
'06
3:06 p.m.
Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
And again, it's possible that the 286 was 0WS while the 386 was 1WS, or
interleaved vs. non-interleaved... RAM speed is a big deal, on any platform.
Another factor could have been a poor-engineered 386sx (16-bit bus)...
whereas a 386dx (32-bit bus) could have horsed the 286.
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I don't
know, but I remember comparing two side-by-side and the 286
absolutely horsed the 386sx. IIRC it was about 15% faster - *really*
noticable difference.
Did the 286 have a 287? Was there floating-point code in the
application you were using?