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Re: Pentium vs PPro under linux.



On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Harvey J. Stein wrote:

> Does anyone have any performance info comparing Linux running on
> Pentium boxes to Linux running on Pentium Pros.  We need to get some
> more machines here, and I'm trying to decide whether the extra cost of
> the Pentium Pros is worth it.  We're considering 200mhz Pentiums vs
> 100mhs PPros.  AFAIK, the PPros are alot faster on number crunching,
> but how much faster, and what about general system speed?

I'll bet on "much faster" :-)
the 512k onboard L2 cache models are indeed expensive, but the regular
256k models cost the same as Pentiums right now ($20 difference). the only
thing that's more expensive is the board ($150-$200 more) and the fact you
will probably have to use DIMMs instead of SIMMs. I think it's worth the
difference for your uses...


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