Re: How fast is the AMD K6?

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From: Bill Perry
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 00:00

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The subject is how fast is a AMD K6
It is not a 486 chip it is a Pentium 233MMX

Bill

Rev. Timothy D. Schellenbach wrote:

> 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
> Spam-foiling: My real e-mail address has no capital letters.

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From: Bill Perry <bperry@net-link.net>
Subject: Re: How fast is the AMD K6?
Date: 1997/11/05
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