#Slow 3ds on AMD486?
27-Sep-95 12:29:10
Sb: #192523-#Slow 3ds on AMD486?
Fm: Dennis Good 72260,1014
To: Kimtak Lee 74004,2505
Another possibility is this – Not all computers are created equal! Computers
with seemingly identical specs (486, x Mbs of RAM and HD, SVGA display card
w/xMb RAM) can be vastly different in performance depending upon a large number
of factors:
1) Hard drive setup – how was the drive low-level formatted. How large are the
sectors? This can affect read/write speeds, the amount of space consumed on the
drive by files, and how quickly the operating system can access the drive.
2) Cache – Is it there, how much do you have, how it is implemented.
3) Memory (main RAM) – same as cache memory.
4) Speed / integration on main motherboard components.
5) Video card RAM (DRAM, VRAM, or WRAM)
6) Operating system and BIOS setup.
With extremes on both ends, it is possible for a seemingly slower system to
outperform one that has better "specs". I have seen this before. There is a
reason for the disparity in some motherboard prices, and sometimes you get what
you pay for.