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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 12:54:36 +0800
From: Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
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Subject: Re: floating point is... fast???
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> My timing manual only goes up to the 486.  The FMUL takes from 11 to 16 clocks,
> where the 486 takes 13 to 42 clocks.

The fmul takes 3 clocks, and is able to be run in conjunction with other
fmuls.
So, if you have enough fmuls to do, you can get each fmul to a single
clock.

Leathal.