Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This CPU from Texas Instruments is a CPU designed by Cyrix. It is pin-compatible with 386 CPUs, but it offers some features of the newer 486 architecture. I found this CPU recently at the scrapyard and was curious if the motherboard and CPU combo still works. Let's find out together!

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▬▬▬▬ *Timestamps* ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 TX486DLX-40BGA
01:42 Unknown motherboard
03:14 A look under the microscope
06:34 The Retro Web
10:41 First test
12:56 Configuration
17:30 First benchmarks
19:34 Better performance
24:31 Confession
25:25 Benchmark results
25:45 X-Wing (1993) on 486DLC
29:46 X-Wing (1993) on 386 DX40