Consent of Independent Auditors


Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan Committee
Computer Associates Savings Harvest Plan:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No.
33-20797,  as amended,  and  No.333-04801)  on Form S-8 of  Computer  Associates
Savings Harvest Plan of Computer  Associates  International,  Inc. of our report
dated  September 20, 2000,  relating to the  statements of assets  available for
benefits as of March 30, 2000 and 1999, and the related  statement of changes in
assets available for benefits for the year ended March 30, 2000, and the related
schedule of Computer  Associates  Savings Harvest Plan,  which report appears in
the Form 11-K for the year ended March 30, 2000.



                                                      /s/ KPMG LLP

Melville, New York
September 25, 2000