Like its predecessors, it was based on Motorola's 68040 microprocessor rather than the 68LC040 (which lacked an on-board FPU).
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It was one of the last 68k models to be discontinued, due to its high RAM capacity and large number of NuBus slots.
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At the time of introduction, its 40 MHz Motorola 68040 CPU and interleaved RAM made it the fastest Macintosh available, topping both the nominally higher-end Quadra 950 and the Quadra 800 by 7 MHz.