From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jun 8 22:31:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA05482 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 8 Jun 1997 22:31:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mexico.brainstorm.eu.org (root@mexico.brainstorm.fr [193.56.58.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA05475 for ; Sun, 8 Jun 1997 22:31:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from brasil.brainstorm.eu.org (brasil.brainstorm.fr [193.56.58.33]) by mexico.brainstorm.eu.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id HAA03060 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:31:06 +0200 Received: (from uucp@localhost) by brasil.brainstorm.eu.org (8.8.4/8.6.12) with UUCP id HAA23239 for hackers@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:30:53 +0200 Received: (from roberto@localhost) by keltia.freenix.fr (8.8.5/keltia-uucp-2.9) id HAA02783; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:24:57 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <19970609072457.48989@keltia.freenix.fr> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 07:24:57 +0200 From: Ollivier Robert To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fastest possible FreeBSD system? References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.67 In-Reply-To: ; from Tom on Sun, Jun 08, 1997 at 03:49:20PM -0700 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT ctm#3359 AMD-K6 MMX @ 208 MHz Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk According to Tom: > As far as CPU and memory bandwidth, what is the fastest possible freebsd > system? I thought it should be the PPro 200 with 512k onchip cache. I > heard some talk that a 233mhz PPro will be available soon. You can already run your PPro/200 at 233 MHz (3.5x 66 MHz) or more if your motherboard support it. > The new K6/200 looks interesting. I guess it runs at an 83mhz external > clock rate, which would improve the memory/io bandwidth somewhat. How > much cache does the K6 have? The K6-200 is 3x 66 MHz. It is probably possible to run it at 2.5x 83 MHz or probably even 3x 83 MHz. The K6-166 can already run at 2.5x 83 MHz (mine does without problem). I have a ASUS P55T2P4 rev. 3.1 and it supports 83 MHz. I've heard that some of the ABIT M/B support it too. The K6 has 32 KB instruction cache and 32 KB data cache. Go have a look at for many details. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: There are no limits -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #18: Sun Jun 8 15:32:28 CEST 1997