Jules and Intel Investors - Intel is under ATTACK!
AMD and Cyrix are ramping up the speed of their CPUs and are planning to unleash the fastest processors known to mankind in just a few months!
Imagine - Blazing, scorching 266 MHz CPUs from these guys! Intel has completely lost all their technology lead!
Pump it UP -- AMD!
Pump it UP -- Cyrix!
Paul
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techweb.com
AMD, Cyrix Pump Up Processor Speed
(03/20/98; 3:04 p.m. EST)
By Kelly Spang, Computer Reseller News
Stepping up processor clock speed, both Cyrix
and Advanced Micro Devices will begin
shipping a 266-MHz chip in the coming quarter.
By May, AMD (Profile) is expected to begin
shipping its K6 266-MHz processor to its
distributors, according to industry sources. The
K6 266-MHz is available in consumer systems
from IBM as AMD ramps volumes.
The K6 266-MHz is the first new AMD desktop
processor available based on 0.25-micron
processor technology. AMD, in Sunnyvale,
Calif., aims to transition its entire product line
by the end of the year to 0.25-micron
technology.
Cyrix (Profile), a Richardson, Texas, subsidiary
of National Semiconductor, demonstrated its
PR266 6x86MX processor at CeBit in
Hannover, Germany, this week. While Cyrix
does not provide the precise clock speed on its
6x86MX product line, the company relies on
performance-rating comparisons to market its
chips at a particular speed.
In the case of the newest chip in its 6x86MX
line, Cyrix said its processor offers
performance equal to Intel''s Pentium II
266-MHz chip while running at a lower
megahertz and with lower power consumption.
General availability of the 6x86MX PR266 is
expected late in the second quarter.
Price is another area where Cyrix and AMD are
attacking Intel's offerings. The Cyrix 6x86MX
PR266 is priced at $180 in 1,000-unit
quantities, compared with $375 for the Pentium
II 266-MHz. By May, Intel is expected to drop its
Pentium II 266-MHz processor to below $300,
according to industry sources |
