Re: 701c --> Pentium

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From: David Ross (ross_at_math.hawaii.edu)
Date: Fri Jul 18 1997 - 01:15:33 EDT


> that and there is no getting around it. The TP701 can be upgraded to the AMD
> 5X86/100mhz processor which is the response equivalent of the Pentium 75, it
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This implies that an AMD586-100 upgraded 701 will be as fast as a native
P75 laptop. This is likely false. The AMD is a super chip, but anyone
interested in big systemic results will likely be disappointed. Since
PEPsales has been promising real-world benchmark comparisons for a while
without delivering, I suggest interested readers look at the ZD
results posted at www.gainbery.com. Ignore CPU-specific benchmarks
(like CPUmark), on which the AMD does very well, and look at systemic
results like Winstone.

- David


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