MacOS 8.5

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In a message dated 10/26/98 1:06:29 PM Pacific Standard Time,
SMcDonald at doe.mass.edu writes:

<< 3. Compared to a Pentium II, for most operations the G3 processors are
 twice as fast. So, if you buy a 233MHz, double it to 466MHz. That'd make
 it comparable to Pentium II. >>


Why is this speed difference?, are the two not runing at the same clock speed?
What makes the MAC hardware faster then the PC hardware?