From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 14 19:10:21 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id TAA05663 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 19:10:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from fly.HiWAAY.net (root@fly.HiWAAY.net [208.147.154.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA05655 for ; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 19:10:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net) Received: from nospam.hiwaay.net (tnt2-30.HiWAAY.net [208.147.148.30]) by fly.HiWAAY.net (8.8.7/8.8.6) with ESMTP id VAA29051; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 21:10:10 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nospam.hiwaay.net (8.8.7/8.8.4) with ESMTP id UAA20999; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 20:35:35 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199710150135.UAA20999@nospam.hiwaay.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Jonathan Lemon cc: don@PartsNow.com, Marty Leisner , Jacques Hugo , questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: dkelly@hiwaay.net Subject: Re: mmx or ppro In-reply-to: Message from Jonathan Lemon of "Tue, 14 Oct 1997 15:19:44 CDT." <19971014151944.32673@right.PCS> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 20:35:35 -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Oct 10, 1997 at 12:38:11PM -0700, Don Wilde wrote: > > Since no software is written for MMX extensions, a PPro will work better > > than a Pentium/MMX, but a PentiumII will beat either, since a) it has > > larger caches and b) it has faster clock rates. Even if the software > > I thought we went over this before? A PPro has a lower clock rate than > the P-II (all you overclockers can sit down for the moment), but it's > L2 cache is twice the speed of a P-II, which makes a significant difference, > depending on the workload involved. > > Besides, (according the the Microprocessor Report) Intel also makes a > PPro with a 1MB 2-Lvl cache. That isn't exactly what I would call > small. (or cheap, for that matter). When faced with this choice myself a couple of months ago, I chose the PPro at 166 MHz with 512k cache at about $325 over a cheaper 180 with 256k or more expensive 200 with only 256k. In addition to the larger L2 cache I got 66 MHz bus speed vs. 60 for the 150 or 180. Not rerribly interested in overclocking as I'd guess the PPro-166 is a -200 that failed the grade. The PPro-166/512k appears to be moderately hard to find. Other than some problems with the floppy interface which was cured by "load BIOS defaults" in the BIOS setup, this Asus P6NP5 and PPro-166 have been the most trouble free and crash free PC hardware I've ever used. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.