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To: Elmer who wrote (25807)	11/11/1997 5:01:00 AM
From: Profits	Read Replies (1) of 1580483

Elmer, AMD was never targeting the K6 at multiprocessor environments (aka servers). They are targeting the more lucrative desktop market and it has nothing to do with performance. In fact, it has everything to do with the overall market demand for servers. Servers represent less than 2% of the overall market. AMD will address this market with future generations of processors, when the market for servers improves. In terms of performance, the K6 benefits from having a 2 bus cycle latency vs the PII's 5 - 7 bus cycle latency caused by the split bus architecture. So in terms of performance in a uniprocessor environment (>98% of the market) the K6 is faster. Profits

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