Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: Sean Coutts
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 00:00

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Just wanted to add that the K6-200 is a beautiful chip to overlclock to 225
MHz using a 75 MHz board.  Which really means that it's by far the best
value for the buck.

Sean

>Overall, the performance of the K6 falls somewhere between a P55C and a
>PII.  It rivals a PII is some areas and falls short in others.  Currently,
>it is the best price/performance CPU value available, although the price
>for end users of the 233 MHz version is much higher than it should be due
>to a persistent shortage.
>--
>md
>
>To send me non-spam e-mail, delete the "XXX" from my address.
>

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From: "Sean Coutts" <sean.coutts@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/12/01
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