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From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
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Subject: Re: fastest possible FreeBSD system? 
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Chuck,

> Steve, since the PPro cache is accessed at the clock rate, and the Pentium
> II cache is accessed at the bus rate, I would think the PPro would win
> hands down, in performance, no?

the benches I have seen say no, check out:

http://sysdoc.pair.com/pentiumII.html

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