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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: amd processors
Date: 16 Dec 1995 07:13:25 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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In-reply-to: gillham@andrews.edu's message of 15 Dec 1995 21:45:14 GMT
In article <4asq9a$n4k@orion.cc.andrews.edu> gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) writes:
In article <MICHAELV.95Dec14224343@mindbender.headcandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes:
>
>AMD processors work exactly the same as Intel processors of the same
>generation, given any specific motherboard.
Unfortunately I have to disagree with you Michael. Definitely wasn't
the case with an AMD DX4/100 and my ASUS SP3G. I did finally track
the problem down to needing to disable some of the CPU->PCI write
buffering, _but_ my Intel CPU didn't need it disabled.
YMMV.
Yes, but was it of the same vintage?
I may be mistaken, but I thought I had read that Intel has also made
some tweaks to support write-back in their processors. Did you have
the opportunity to test an Intel chip made as recently as your AMD?
If so, then I will retract my statement. Either way, I'd like to
know.
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
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