December 1995 / BYTE Lab Product Report

16 Pentiums High On Win 95 Inside a Speed Demon	Need more horsepower? We pick the fastest 120-MHz and 133-MHz Pentium desktop PCs using our new Windows 95-based tests - by Anthony J. Lennon and John McDonough
120-MHz Pentiums And the 120-MHz Winner Is: S.A.G. STC 120 STC 120 Won't Sag Under Heavy Use	Systems with 120-MHz Pentiums enjoyed a short run as the top-of-the-line Intel-based PCs.
32-Bit Performance Advantages Application Performance Figures	By the time you read this review, there will be numerous 32-bit applications available for running under Windows 95.
133-MHz Pentiums It's A Close Call: IPC Austin PowerPlus 133 PowerPlus 133 A Solid Mix	Power users looking for the best deal will want to consider one of these 133-MHz Pentium models.
Triton-Based Pentiums Triton Chip Set	Intel's 82430FX, or Triton, four-component PCI chip set was introduc ed in Pentiums earlier this year to boost performance for multimedia and other hungry applications.
Honorable Mentions S.A.G. Unique Pentium Units Compaq Deskpro XL 5120 Reason Square 5 LX-TR/IE	The S.A.G. Pentium units have some unique features.
Dubious Achievement Poor Design Makes Work Difficult	The ACW P5-133A is poorly designed. A drive cage for two 3-1/2-inch drives is mounted over the expansion slots, so you must first remove the bay when you want to install or remove an expansion board.
How We Tested Anthony Lennon	Testing was open to all 120- and 133-MHz Pentiums.

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