Interesting stuff - and thanks for digging! Here's what I just got.
Q: Which is faster, a Pi Zero or a 486/33?
A: It is difficult to compare the speed of a Raspberry Pi Zero with a 486/33, as they are built on different architectures and were designed for different purposes.
However, in general, the 486/33 is likely to be faster than the Raspberry Pi Zero. The 486/33 is a desktop-class processor from the early 1990s, while the Raspberry Pi Zero is a low-power, single-board computer designed for embedded systems and IoT projects.
The 486/33 has a clock speed of 33MHz and typically had a performance of around 30-40 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second), while the Raspberry Pi Zero has a clock speed of 1GHz and a performance of around 1,000 MIPS. However, it is important to note that performance depends on the specific tasks and applications being run on each system.
Edit: Asking exactly the same question as you (in a new chat) it concluded the Pi Zero was indeed faster. The answer includes this little gem:-
">The 486/33 has a 32-bit architecture, which means that it can process data in larger chunks than the Pi Zero, which has a 64-bit architecture."
I'm not knocking it - it's very impressive - so really I'm exploring the limitations of it as an everyday tool.
Q: Which is faster, a Pi Zero or a 486/33?
A: It is difficult to compare the speed of a Raspberry Pi Zero with a 486/33, as they are built on different architectures and were designed for different purposes.
However, in general, the 486/33 is likely to be faster than the Raspberry Pi Zero. The 486/33 is a desktop-class processor from the early 1990s, while the Raspberry Pi Zero is a low-power, single-board computer designed for embedded systems and IoT projects.
The 486/33 has a clock speed of 33MHz and typically had a performance of around 30-40 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second), while the Raspberry Pi Zero has a clock speed of 1GHz and a performance of around 1,000 MIPS. However, it is important to note that performance depends on the specific tasks and applications being run on each system.
Edit: Asking exactly the same question as you (in a new chat) it concluded the Pi Zero was indeed faster. The answer includes this little gem:-
">The 486/33 has a 32-bit architecture, which means that it can process data in larger chunks than the Pi Zero, which has a 64-bit architecture."
I'm not knocking it - it's very impressive - so really I'm exploring the limitations of it as an everyday tool.