is socket-compatible with the
Pentium P54C. It has four
performance levels: PR 120+, PR 150+, PR 166+ and PR 200+.
The chip was designed by Cyrix and is manufactured by IBM.
The architecture of the 6x86 is more advanced than that of the
Pentium, incorporating some of the features of Intel's
more quickly than a Pentium would. However, its
FPU is
considerably less efficient than Intel's.
(1997-05-26)