Which CPU is better: Intel PII 450 or Cyrix 750?

[mo]

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This is just for my son to play old PC games on (like the freeware version
of Dance Dance Rev., called Step Mania).

[I also have a PIII 500 but I haven't tested it yet. If it does work would
that better be than the Cyrix 750?]

Thanks!
Mo

 

[dos]

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Lets see, what is easier to find.........

"Mo" <mo@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> This is just for my son to play old PC games on (like the freeware version
> of Dance Dance Rev., called Step Mania).
>
> [I also have a PIII 500 but I haven't tested it yet. If it does work would
> that better be than the Cyrix 750?]
>
> Thanks!
> Mo
>
>
>
>

 

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Dave C.:

> Thus, a Cyrix 750 was about the same as a Intel PIII ~850.

You're off by a few generations. This was true of the early Cyrix
processors but not of the later Cyrix chips which effectivly run half as
fast as an equivalent intel processor.
--
Mac Cool

 

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Mo:

> This is just for my son to play old PC games on (like the freeware
> version of Dance Dance Rev., called Step Mania).
>
> [I also have a PIII 500 but I haven't tested it yet. If it does work
> would that better be than the Cyrix 750?]

The 450 will be faster, especially for games, than the Cyrix 750.

http://www.tecchannel.de/hardware/431/7.html

If you flip through the benchmarks, you will see the Cyrix chips trail
behind the 450 in every benchmark. You may be able to run the Cyrix chip
without a CPU fan, assuming it's a C3. That is the big advantage these
chips had and why they are still in use today, often combined with a small
motherboard to make a silent PC.
--
Mac Cool

 

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:01:17 GMT, "Mo" <mo@somewhere.com>
wrote:

>This is just for my son to play old PC games on (like the freeware version
>of Dance Dance Rev., called Step Mania).
>
>[I also have a PIII 500 but I haven't tested it yet. If it does work would
>that better be than the Cyrix 750?]
>
>Thanks!
>Mo

This is an odd question. The two are different interfaces,
(slot 1 vs socket 370) so any given mobo with have one slot
or the other, with possible exception of some horrific
PCCHips boards.

Given either mobo alternative, there are faster CPUs to be
had for very little cost. Even so, the PIII500 is going to
be noticably faster at most things, including gaming. There
really isn't anything positive about the Cyrix/Via chips of
yesteryear except they're lowest heat, and cheaper for Via
to produce, though potentially only a small percentage of
that production savings is passed on to the customer... they
aren't very cheap relative to their performance.

 

[mo]

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Thanks everyone for your input!
For the curious, I have 2 separate mobos for these CPUs.
I'll stick with the P2B w/PIII 500.
Thanks again!
Mo