Intel 486DX2 CPU

[snowman]

anyone know what the processor speed is on an Intel 486DX2?

 

[iss]

The AMD 486DX2 is 66 Mhz

 

[snowman]

bummer, thats slow. the processor says intel at the top not amd tho.

 

[iss]

Both AMD and intel made 486DX2 chips and both were 66 mhz chips. the 486DX5 were 133 mhz

 

[Julio Franco]

I'm not 100% sure but I believe there was also a 50MHz 486DX2 processor, then 75 and 100MHz ones were DX4 models.

Wow... it's been a really long time since I heard those names!

 

[young&wild]

You're are right. Both 486DX and 486DX2-50 are 50MHz cpu chips, 486DX2-66 is 66 MHz and 486DX4-100 is 100MHz.

 

[snowman]

cool, thanks for the help. i got the pc for free from a hospital and it couldnt figure it out. thanks again.

 

[Justin]

A DX2 means it was designed to use the 2x multiplier... not that had to be run at that.

Intel released 3, a DX2-50 and a DX2-66, and a DX2-80
AMD did likewise, Cyrix also did such, as did ST and IBM.


For both DX and SX, intel released 25 and 33mhz chips. There is no non-multiplied 50mhz chip.