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Re:How much better was DEC Alpha than contemporary x86? by octorian on Sunday February 09, 2020 @10:28AM (#22282533)
> Full Linux kernel recompile went from 15-20 minutes to less than 5 minutes.

We had a similar jump going from the 486 to the Pentium. I distinctly recall a Linux kernel compile being a 45-60 minute adventure on a 486DX2-66, but only 5 minutes on a Pentium 100. (I felt like a lot of elements of PC architecture improved together around that time as well.)

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Re:How much better was DEC Alpha than contemporary x86? by xxs on Sunday February 09, 2020 @03:39PM (#22284165)
>45-60 minute adventure on a 486DX2-66, but only 5 minutes on a Pentium 100

Pentium was not that much faster than 486 - 486DX4-133 was faster than Pentium 90. I guess it had more memory

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