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Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: hmy28
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 00:00
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I have a AMD K6 200 on Windows 95 OSR2.  None of the MMX application I
encountered can run.  Sega's Cyber Troops On Virtual MMX don't run. 
Xingplayer hang when MMX check box is checked.  Any idea?


Macklin Mcleod wrote:
> 
> 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
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From: hmy28@pacific.net.sg
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/12/01
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