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Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: Jeff Volckaert
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 00:00
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I would like to point out that an AMD 5x86 133 is a 486dx4/133 chip.  I
think it is pretty impressive that a AMD-486 is compared with an
Intel-Pentium.  Go AMD!

I hope you are not confusing this with the AMD K5-133 which is much faster
than the Intel P75.
-- 
Jeff Volckaert

Coltof EW <ecoltof@cs.vu.nl> wrote in article
<64pj0i$eb5$1@star.cs.vu.nl>...
> PrEzTo (au138@chebucto.ns.ca) wrote:
> : =3D>> Well, I don't know about the K6, but I know the FPU of my AMD
5x86 =
> : 133
> : =3D>> is only the equivalent of an Intel P75. Which is why I say: Go =
> : Intel!
> : =3D>> John
> 
> : =3D>Or as I say go bankrupt!!!
> : =3D>To go intel costs about 20% extra for the same clock speed and as
> : =3D>someone who doesn't play quake I don't give a toss what the FPU
speed
> : =3D>is.
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From: "Jeff Volckaert" <jeff.volckaert@mailexcite.com>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/11/20
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