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MOTOROLA MC68030/MC68040, INTEL 80486 AND PENTIUM MICROPROCESSORS

This chapter describes the basic features of the Motorola 68030/68040, the Intel 80486, and the Pentium microprocessors.

7.1    Motorola MC68030

The MC68030 is a virtual memory microprocessor based on an MC68020 core with additional features. The MC68030 is designed by using HCMOS technology and can be operated at 16.67-, 20-, and 33-MHz clocks.

The MC68030 contains all features of the MC68020, plus some additional features. The basic differences between the MC68020 and MC68030 are listed below:

Characteristics

MC68020

MC68030

On-chip cache

256-byte instruction cache

256-bytc instruction cache and 256-byte data cache

On-chip Memory Management Unit (MMU)

None

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