Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:38:35 -0400 (EDT) | From | linux kernel account <> | Subject | Re: Linux on AMD K6 |
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I've never personaly used a K6.. Take what I say with a grain of salt.. But I have researched them quite a bit..
On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Karl D. Nelson wrote:
> - Does the AMD K6 have subtle x86 compatibility problems such as have been > discussed on this list before with the Cyrix chips? No, not any that have been currently discovered.
> - AMD compares the K6 to the PPro but the chip sits in a P5 socket. Does > this limit its truly functioning as a PPro clone? Somewhat, but the biggest reason the PPRO (and PII) have a differnt socket is because their cache has chaged..
> - The K6 has a larger cache than the PPro (according to AMD) but it's > accessed at 66 MHz rather than at the chip clock speed as with PPro. How > much of a hit is this?
A big one.. But hey.. Compair the price of a pro/200 and a K6. You could prob buy two K6es for the price of a pro.
I expect the PROs FPU is also better.. Esp under a true 32bit opperating system.. The K6 out winbenches the pro under 95.. But the pro kickes it butt under NT.
> > Once these questions are satisfied, those asked by Jeff above become > important. > > If anyone can address any of these questions, it would be much > appreciated. > > Karl. >
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