
IMPROVED 486DX2 PERFORMANCE
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Clock doubled core speeds up to 80 MHz
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Integrated FPU 10% faster than 80486DX2
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Up to 40 MHz bus speeds for fast local bus sys-
tems
INDUSTRY STANDARD 486 COMPATIBILITY
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486DX socket and instruction set compatible
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Runs DOS, Windows, OS/2, UNIX
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Standard 168-pin PGA
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208-pin QFP
ON-CHIP 8-KBYTE WRITE-BACK CACHE
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Industry-wide write-back chipset support
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Burst-mode write capability
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Configurable as write-back or write-through
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
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Fast SMI interrupt with separate memory space
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Fully static design permits dynamic clock control
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Software or hardware initiated low power sus-
pend
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Automatic FPU power-down mode
The SGS-THOMSON ST486DX2V 3.45 volt CPUs
are advanced 486DX/DX2/DX4 compatible proc-
essors. These CPUs incorporate an on-chip
8KByte write-back cache and an integrated math
coprocessor.
The on-chip write-back cache allows up to 15%
higher performance by eliminating unnecessary
external write cycles. On traditional write-through
CPUs, these external write cycles can create bus
bottlenecks affecting system wide performance.
The integrated floating point unit, improves per-
formance up to 10% over the 80486DX2 at equal
internal frequency as measured using Power Me-
ter Whetstone test.
These processors are designed to meet the power
management requirements in the newest genera-
tion of low-power desktops and notebooks. Power
is saved by taking advantage of advanced power
management features such as static circuitry,
SMM, and automatic FPU power-down. Fast entry
and exit of SMM allows frequent use of the SMM
feature without noticeable performance degrada-
tion.
This CPU family maintains compatibility with the
installed base of x86 software and provides essen-
tial socket compatibility with the 486DX/DX2/DX4.
Decoder
Microcode ROM
Address
Sequencer
16-byte
Instruction
Execution Unit
3-Input
Adder
Limit
Unit
Multiplier
Unit
Shift
Unit
Unit
Register
File
Data
Bus
Byte
Muxes
Regs
Memory
Management
Unit
Prefetch
Unit
8 KByte
Instr/Data
Cache
Linear Address Bus
Memory
Instruction Address Bus
Data Address Bus
Address
Buffers
Bus
Control
Buffers
Data
Control
Branch Control
Control
Immediate
Control
Immediate
D31-D0
A31-A2
BE3#-BE0#
Queue
32
Execution Pipeline
8 Write
Buffers
32
Prefetch
Data Bus
1738600
SUSP#
SUSPA#
CLK
SMI#
SMADS#
FPU
Cache and Memory
Management
486DX Compatible
Bus Interface
SMM,
Suspend
Mode
and
Clock
Control
Core
Clock
Control
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66 and 80 MHz clock doubled 486 CPU
ST486DX2V
October 1995
PRELIMINARY DATA
This is preliminary information on a new product undergoing evaluation. Details are subject to change without notice.
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