Will Avast run correctly on 400MHz processor?

[Vladimyr]

@Vlk post:6

Of course, later on, 486 frequencies went much higher (up to 133MHz if I remember correctly).

But anyway, if the original poster has a 400MHz processor it should be way enough horsepower to run avast (but keep in mind that CPU frequency is not everything - size of RAM tends to be a key factor in these older systems).

Cheers
Vlk

Hi jammer09.
I’m currently lookling at an old K6-2 400mHz PC with maximum 64MB RAM (limited by m/board memory controller) and Avast! 4.7 (only “Standard Shield” running) and the only thing obviously slowed is the updates. More RAM would improve this.

Maybe for maximum clarity, it’s time to change the Avast System Requirements to something like:

For a computer running Windows® 95/98/Me:
Intel 486, Pentium class or later, processor , 32MB RAM and 50MB of free hard disk space.

BTW, a 486 class processor’s speed is not directly comparable with a Pentium/AMD K6 due to architectural differences.
E.g. 486 has 16 bit memory interface whereas Pentium is 32. Most Pentium class have dual pipelines, all 486 are single.
An AMD 486 133mHz (commonly called a ‘586’) was considered to be roughly equivalent to a Pentium 90.