From:	jah AT rrnet DOT com (Hjelmo)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Speed problems with AMD K6
Date:	21 Jan 1998 21:57:10 GMT
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Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) (salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar) wrote:
: michaelm AT moon DOT dataplusnet DOT com wrote:

: > Actually, I think all AMD K6 processors run at 60 or 66 mhz bus speed and
: > all Cyrix do too (except for the one that runs at 75mhz).  Thus, I would
: > probably suspect that it has to do either with the OS or maybe DJGPP
: > itself (probably software related).
:  
: I think that Cyrix PR166 is a 150MHz or 180MHz CPU but not 166MHz. AMD K5 
: speeds aren't announced in the AMD pages, etc ... So double check it.

I don't think that the bus runs at 75mHz, at least I've never heard of a
bus running at that speed..  Also, it just seems silly that certain
software would run slower on compatible processors for internal reasons
when everything else runs faster...  I'd say it has to be bus speed.

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