Intel i386 SX25

25MHz may not sound much, especially as it's an SX processor but bear in mind that 5MHz or 9MHz extra will boost applications with quite a big leap. After all; 5MHz is 1/5 of the total clock frequency and along with an increased clock frequency the front-side-bus goes up with 5MHz as well. Unfortunately the 386SX performed quite poor in real 32 bit applications because of the 16 bit bus. 'Talking' to memory and other parts in the PC is just a lot slower compared to an DX system with 32-bit I/O. Especially compared to 33MHz or even 40MHz 386DX systems that again have a lot more MHz at their disposal.

According to Microprocessor Report of May 6th, 1992, Intel initially planned to sell the 386SX at just 16MHz and 20MHz. The faster clocked systems that were aimed at the high-end market would either run a 386DX or 486. Since AMD took a lot of share in the 386 market with higher clocked 386SX CPU's (25, 33 and even 40MHz), Intel also ramped up their SX-line to 25MHz and 33MHz. It was said that Intel had to offer faster 386SX CPU's for Compaq otherwise Compaq would start offering AMD CPU's as well.

This particular 386SX-25 (as seen on the picture) does indeed house inside a Compaq Prolinea 3/25zs.

Specifications

Core / Codename
Clockfrequency
25MHz
Front Side Bus
25MHz
Multiplier
1x
vCore
5V
L1 cache
0KB
L2 cache
None
sSpec
SX701
Chip date
9239
Stepping
?
Socket
Transistor count
0.275
Condition
CPU only
Engineering sample?
No

Benchmarks

CPU (chipset) ChipTest RAM score
NG80386SX -20 (OPTi82C/0WS)
9.50
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
8.09
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
6.50
NG80386SX -20 (F82C836 16k)
5.71
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
5.71
80286 -12-N (Suntac ST62C/0WS)
5.69
CS80C286 -20 (Hedaka/1WS)
4.50
V 30 (IBM 8530)
1.88
8086 -2 (IBM 8530)
0.92
8088 -1-P (ARC-88)
0.72
8088 D (ARC-88)
0.37
CPU (chipset) dhry1od (Dhrystone) score
K6 233ANR (430VX)
399.40
MII 300GP/66x3.5 (430VX)
372.45
Pentium Pro 200 (440FX)
366.00
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
338.53
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
304.05
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
301.54
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
288.63
Pentium 200 (430VX)
283.25
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
265.49
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
262.81
Pentium 166 (430VX)
241.87
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
238.70
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
231.72
K6 166ALR (430VX)
224.30
K5 PR166 (430VX)
224.02
Pentium 150 (430VX)
221.30
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
211.29
Pentium 133 (430VX)
204.87
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
192.73
K5 PR133 (430VX)
191.51
Pentium 120 (430VX)
186.23
K5 PR100 (430VX)
172.80
Pentium 100 (430VX)
160.89
K5 PR90 (430VX)
157.82
Pentium 90 (430VX)
145.47
5k86 P75 (430VX)
129.54
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
127.54
Pentium 75 (430VX)
120.14
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
118.42
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
116.90
Nx586 P90 (NxVLB)
103.90
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
96.98
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
96.98
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
92.55
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
76.01
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
75.26
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
72.13
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
70.92
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
60.95
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
59.71
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
59.71
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
59.71
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
59.23
DX2ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
59.23
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
58.66
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
50.59
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
50.24
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
50.24
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
50.24
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.16
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
49.09
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
DX2ODP 50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
33.48
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
33.17
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
30.15
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC+Cx487)
27.85
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
25.12
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
20.10
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
17.45
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
17.45
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+387-40)
17.45
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+387-40)
14.55
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
14.55
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
8.54
Am386 SX40 (ALi M1217)
8.28
Am386 SX33 (ALi M1217)
6.86
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
6.28
CPU (chipset) Doom score
MII 300GP/66x3.5 (430VX)
105.94
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
102.32
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
98.54
K6 233ANR (430VX)
98.41
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
97.63
Pentium 200 (430VX)
93.71
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
91.64
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
90.97
K6 166ALR (430VX)
90.53
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
90.31
Pentium 166 (430VX)
88.08
K5 PR166 (430VX)
86.55
Pentium Pro 200 (440FX)
84.68
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
84.21
K5 PR133 (430VX)
80.83
Pentium 150 (430VX)
80.57
Pentium 133 (430VX)
80.23
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
78.21
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
77.08
K5 PR100 (430VX)
76.14
Pentium 120 (430VX)
73.44
K5 PR90 (430VX)
69.74
Pentium 100 (430VX)
69.16
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
68.59
Pentium 90 (430VX)
63.35
5k86 P75 (430VX)
58.35
Pentium 75 (430VX)
53.05
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
45.24
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
44.72
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
43.60
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
41.98
Nx586 P90 (NxVLB)
41.03
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
40.12
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
39.62
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
38.88
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
38.30
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
35.75
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
32.22
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
31.37
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
31.12
DX2ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
31.10
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
30.85
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
30.09
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
30.07
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
30.07
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
27.59
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
27.58
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
27.54
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
26.17
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
24.59
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.58
DX2ODP 50 (UMC PCI)
24.58
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.56
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.34
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
18.30
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
18.30
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
17.86
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
14.06
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC+Cx487)
13.60
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
11.24
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
8.24
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
7.86
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+387-40)
7.86
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
7.47
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+387-40)
6.89
Am386 SX40 (ALi M1217)
4.68
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+387-40)
4.60
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
4.58
Am386 SX33 (ALi M1217)
3.86
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
3.40
CPU (chipset) DOSBench score
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
16295.00
Pentium 75 (430VX)
16147.00
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
15764.00
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
15189.00
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
15091.00
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
15022.00
K5 PR133 (430VX)
14360.00
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
14159.00
K5 PR100 (430VX)
13836.00
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
13487.00
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
12677.00
K5 PR90 (430VX)
12567.00
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
12256.00
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
11670.00
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
11670.00
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
11670.00
5k86 P75 (430VX)
10355.00
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
10241.00
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
9765.00
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
9674.00
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
9673.00
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
8727.00
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
8613.00
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
8519.00
DX2ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
8519.00
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
6592.00
DX2ODP 50 (UMC PCI)
6590.00
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
6590.00
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
6590.00
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
6577.00
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
5370.00
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC+Cx487)
5034.00
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
4425.00
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+387-40)
2698.00
Nx586 P90 (NxVLB)
1706.00
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+387-40)
1451.00
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC)
706.00
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
632.00
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+387-40)
567.00
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
424.00
V 20 (TurboXT+8087)
398.00
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
357.00
V 20 (ARC-88+8087)
333.00
8088 -1-P (ARC-88+8087)
321.00
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
320.00
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
307.00
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
256.00
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
251.00
Am386 SX40 (ALi M1217)
200.00
Am386 SX33 (ALi M1217)
164.00
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
163.00
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
137.00
NG80386SX -20 (F82C836 16k)
136.00
NG80386SX -20 (OPTi82C/0WS)
117.00
CS80C286 -20 (Hedaka/1WS)
107.00
NG80386SX -16 (?)
92.00
80286 -12-N (Suntac ST62C/0WS)
80.00
R80286 8 (?)
43.00
CG80286 6 (IBM 512k)
32.00
V 30 (IBM 8530)
29.00
V 20 (TurboXT)
27.00
V 20 (ARC-88)
22.00
8086 -2 (IBM 8530)
18.00
8088 -1-P (ARC-88)
16.00
8088 D (ARC-88)
8.00
CPU (chipset) Landmark 6 score
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
69.00
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
36.00
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
34.00
NG80386SX -20 (F82C836 16k)
30.00
CS80C286 -20 (Hedaka/1WS)
27.00
NG80386SX -20 (OPTi82C/0WS)
27.00
80286 -12-N (Suntac ST62C/0WS)
18.00
V 30 (IBM 8530)
7.47
8086 -2 (IBM 8530)
5.29
8088 -1-P (ARC-88)
5.09
8088 D (ARC-88)
2.44
CPU (chipset) NSSI score
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
11615.00
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
5855.00
NG80386SX -20 (F82C836 16k)
5436.00
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
5375.00
NG80386SX -20 (OPTi82C/0WS)
4839.00
CS80C286 -20 (Hedaka/1WS)
3860.00
80286 -12-N (Suntac ST62C/0WS)
3228.00
CPU (chipset) PC-Tools score
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
22.60
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
12.40
CS80C286 -20 (Hedaka/1WS)
10.30
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
10.30
NG80386SX -20 (F82C836 16k)
9.70
NG80386SX -20 (OPTi82C/0WS)
9.10
80286 -12-N (Suntac ST62C/0WS)
7.20
CPU (chipset) whetcod (Whetstone) score
Pentium Pro 200 (440FX)
162.00
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
156.34
K6 233ANR (430VX)
145.81
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
133.97
Pentium 200 (430VX)
132.63
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
111.78
Pentium 166 (430VX)
110.62
MII 300GP/66x3.5 (430VX)
109.85
Pentium 150 (430VX)
100.70
K6 166ALR (430VX)
89.44
Pentium 133 (430VX)
88.46
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
88.07
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
88.07
Pentium 120 (430VX)
80.57
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
78.54
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
67.34
Pentium 100 (430VX)
66.40
Pentium 90 (430VX)
60.51
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
59.82
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
55.05
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
54.47
Pentium 75 (430VX)
49.84
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
41.11
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
39.89
K5 PR166 (430VX)
37.79
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
37.60
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
33.58
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
33.57
K5 PR133 (430VX)
32.38
K5 PR100 (430VX)
30.99
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
30.95
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
30.22
K5 PR90 (430VX)
28.21
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
26.16
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
25.18
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
24.77
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
24.77
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
24.77
5k86 P75 (430VX)
23.23
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
20.64
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
20.63
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
20.63
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
20.14
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.91
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.91
DX2ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
16.90
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.77
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
13.13
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
12.68
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
DX2ODP 50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
12.57
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
8.38
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC+Cx487)
6.79
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+387-40)
3.73
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+387-40)
3.38
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+387-40)
2.51
Nx586 P90 (NxVLB)
0.54
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
0.33
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
0.23
Cx486DRx2 33/66GP (UMC)
0.21
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
0.17
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
0.15
Am386 DX40 (MX83)
0.14
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
0.14
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
0.12
Am386 SX40 (ALi M1217)
0.09
Am386 SX33 (ALi M1217)
0.07
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
0.06
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
0.06
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