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- From: JULIUS@BTVLABVM.VNET.IBM.COM ("Julius C. Chang")
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: 486 external cache
- Message-ID: <9208270241.AA29504@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
- Date: 27 Aug 92 02:29:59 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
- Lines: 36
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- I was under the impression that Zeos uses the Intel Turbocache486
- chip to implement the 128 KB of secondary cache. This chip integates
- the cache controller, tag RAM, and cache RAM on a single 113 lead
- PCB module.
-
- If this is correct, then this secondary cache is of quite high performance.
- It uses a look-aside read architecture (no memory look-up penalty), 2-way
- set associative organization (unlike the more common direct-mapped secondary
- caches which are subject to "thrashing"), and a 16-byte line size (ideal
- for 486 burst mode fills).
-
- Julius
- ------------------------------- Referenced Note ---------------------------
- Subject: Re: 486 external cache
- From: larsen@unislc.uucp (Steve Larsen)
- References: <w=jyc2h@rpi.edu>
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.213221.25755@unislc.uucp>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:32:21 GMT
-
- Michael R. Gile (gilem@aix.rpi.edu) wrote:
- : I am still looking to buy a 486, and I am checking out
- : whether I want to get a VESA machine, or just a
- : standard ISA. My problem with zeos is that even though
- : their prices are pretty high, their 486's aren't
- : packaged with any external cache. ($200 for 128k)
- : Does anyone know what effect this will have on performance,
- : and if this is a good price for SRAM?
- :
- : mike g (gilem@rpi.edu)
-
- External RAM cache will certainly help your performance a noticable
- amount, however, the 8K of cache in the 486 chip produces an incredible
- speed increase because of a very efficient cache association algorithm,
- so don't expect a massive increase. I would say that $200 for 128K is
- high. Maybe you could look at buying the SRAM seperately?
-
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