Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: pseudojo
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:00

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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, 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. 

True, but doesn't the K6 get to use the MMX register for integer
operations and vice versa?



> 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. 

This is not due to the K6 but to Intel optimization.  Run native K6 code
on a Pentium and chug as well you will not.

pseudojo
jlangley@msms.doe.k12.ms.us

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From: pseudojo <jlangley@x-msms.doe.k12.ms.us>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/12/02
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