🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
Article #265

Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

#265
From: Macklin Mcleod
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 00:00
22 lines
2181 bytes
I've never had a compatibility problem with AMD chips. What software doesn't run
with AMD. Please name a title. Quake is optimized for Intel, but runs fine on
AMD, just not as fast. I've heard of no software that fails because of AMD.

Corey Johnston wrote:

> I've heard that the K6 really gives the Pentium MMX and even the Pentium II
> family of chips a real run for their money. While I've only used Intel chips
> myself, and have found their P200MMX to be lightning fast, I believe the K6
> runs most applications faster than an equivalent Pentium; some almost as
> fast as the PII. However, as their MMX Instruction set (which is compatible
> with Intels) can only execute one MMX instruction per clock, Intels
> processors beat the K6 by a mile. Personally, I'd like to see the K6 go
> places; I'm sure it runs all Windows95 certified applications, but I've
> heard reports about the Cyrix and AMD chips falling-short in compatibility
> in some games. But its socket seven support makes for a great upgrade if
> your motherb can handle the different voltage - not that of the standard
> P54C Pentium.
>
> Corey Johnston
> cjohnston@post1.com
Technical Details
Message-ID: <3481D347.6AC1A246@Ihatespam.com>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <343bd0f1.6856256@read.news.globalnet.co.uk> <34732972.2525209@news.v-wave.com> <3475464b.6438638@news-server> <01bcf6d4$ca0bc580$55e0d2cc@jroberson.columbus.rr.com> <65lpaq$3vt$1@s3000-01.magna.com.au>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f8e37,ff0b7c231d5c6bc4
X-Google-Attributes: gidf8e37,public
X-Google-Thread: 109e38,ff0b7c231d5c6bc4
X-Google-Attributes: gid109e38,public
X-Google-Thread: 10a2ed,ff0b7c231d5c6bc4
X-Google-Attributes: gid10a2ed,public
X-Google-Thread: 112149,ff0b7c231d5c6bc4
X-Google-Attributes: gid112149,public
X-Google-Thread: 1045b9,ff0b7c231d5c6bc4
X-Google-Attributes: gid1045b9,public
From: Macklin Mcleod <sorry@Ihatespam.com>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/11/30
Message-ID: <3481D347.6AC1A246@Ihatespam.com>
X-Deja-AN: 293982244
References: <343bd0f1.6856256@read.news.globalnet.co.uk> <34732972.2525209@news.v-wave.com> <3475464b.6438638@news-server> <01bcf6d4$ca0bc580$55e0d2cc@jroberson.columbus.rr.com> <65lpaq$3vt$1@s3000-01.magna.com.au>
Organization: Interlog Internet Services
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,biz.comp.hardware,comp.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc