How fast are Galileos computers compared to a 80486 or other home computer?
As you might expect, the 32-bit 486 processor is much more powerful than Galileo’s 8-bit processors. A commercial equivalent to Galileo’s processors would be the 6502 processors that were used in the Apple II computers in the 1970’s. They are both 8-bit processors. The 1802 processors run at a clock speed of ~1.6 MHz, whereas a 486 will run at up to 66 mHz (typically). This would indicate that the 486 is approximately 41 times faster. Other factors found in the 486’s newer technology increase the 486’s speed advantage over Galileo’s 1802 processors to an estimated factor of roughly 200. The 486 uses pipelining and other tricks to approach one instruction per clock cycle, while the 1802 processors are old technology and can perform only one instruction every 4 clock cycles. So that means the 486 is an additional 4 times faster, or a cumulative 164 times faster than the 1802 processors.
As you might expect, the 32-bit 486 processor is much more powerful than Galileo’s 8-bit processors. A commercial equivalent to Galileo’s processors would be the 6502 processors that were used in the Apple II computers in the 1970’s. They are both 8-bit processors. The 1802 processors run at a clock speed of ~1.6 mHz, whereas a 486 will run at up to 66 mHz (typically). This would indicate that the 486 is approximately 41 times faster. Other factors found in the 486’s newer technology (see the technical details for more information) increase the 486’s speed advantage over Galileo’s 1802 processors to an estimated factor of roughly 200. Galileo does have a much higher degree of redundancy (see the technical details for more information) than is found in a home computer; though your home machine may be faster, it probably crashes far more frequently. rule.
