Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: Rev. Timothy D. Schellenbach
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 00:00

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AMD 5x86, despite the confusing name, is a 486 chip.  It goes into a 486
motherboard socket (socket 3) and replaces 486's.  If Intel had mfg'd a
486 that went 133MHz, it would be about the same as a P75, too.  The K5,
OTOH, is comparable to Pentiums at same model "speed" (I say it that way
because for advertising reasons AMD marketed the K5 like Cyrix does,
using pentium equivalency ratings instead of true clock speeds).  K6 is
another animal entirely, albeit a highly attractive one AFAIC.

espomen@erols.com wrote:
> 
> Well, I don't know about the K6, but I know the FPU of my AMD 5x86 133
> is only the equivalent of an Intel P75. Which is why I say: Go Intel!
> 
> ;-)
> 
> John

-- 
The Rev. Timothy D. Schellenbach
Pastor, Grace English Lutheran Church
Marble, Minnesota
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From: "Rev. Timothy D. Schellenbach" <tschellNOSP@Muslink.net>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/11/03
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