August 1994 / BYTE Lab Product Report

Hands-On Testing: 21 Pyrotechnic Pentiums	Our Windows and Unix benchmarks identify the best 60- to 100-MHz Pentium systems for high-performance computing - by Scott Higgs and Jim Kane
The Best Pentiums For General-Purpose Windows Rankings For This Category General-Performance Windows For high speed and economy...	For Windows users who need spreadsheet calculations or screen graphics updates in an instant, these 60- and 66-MHz Pentium systems are a delight.
486DX4: A 100-Mhz Alternative To Pentiums? DX4 Systems Compared	Systems built around Intel's new 100-MHz DX4 CPU offer faster performance and twice the on-chip cache of 486DX2 chips.
BYTE BEST: High-Performance Windows Rankings For This Category When only the fastest Windows speed will do... Need economy at the high end?	Bang for the buck continues to expand rapidly: All but one of these 90- and 100-MHz systems had faster Windows performance than the fastest 66-MHz systems.
BYTE BEST: Unix Rankings For This Category Want the fastest Pentium for Unix? For reliable Unix performance on a tight budget...	The big story when comparing Pentium systems in this roundup for Unix performance is the lack of video drivers for SCO Unix.
How We Tested	PERFORMANCE We tested each system for performance under Windows 3.1, DOS 6.0, and SCO Unix 3.2.4.
Ease Of Use	In addition to running performance tests, we examined each system for usability by focusing on two areas: system design and documentation.
Beating the Heat	Pentium buyers still must pay careful attention to how systems designers dissipate the heat generated by these fast CPUs.
We loved the well-considered design	We loved the well-considered design of Hewlett-Packard's new Vectra XU 5/90C.
Roll Call Of Pentiums Tested

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