ALL,
From alternatecpu.com
[Breaking News]
Thursday, April 23, 1998
I got the official word today. IBM has
decided not to follow partner Cyrix and
change the name of their 6x86MX
processor to M II. In addition, they have
decided that their PR300 will be a 225MHz
(75/225) rather than a 233MHz (66/233) part.
This means that the same silicon will have
identical PR ratings, but two different product
names and two different internal frequencies.
Isn't this fun? I think that it was inevitable for
Cyrix and IBM to branch out own their own.
I've got some great news. In my left hand I
hold an IBM 6x86MX PR300 (75/225) and in
my right hand I hold a K6/300 (66/300). The
IBM 6x86MX PR300 (75/225) also runs at
66/233 so I can tell you what to expect from a
Cyrix M II PR300.
Who is faster - AMD, IBM, or Cyrix? The
benchmarks are done and a champion has
been crowned! Unfortunately, you are going
to have to wait for the award ceremony. I am
leaving to go to New York and Washington
D.C. for business and I don't have enough
time to write a respectable review. Sorry, but
you are going to have to wait until I get back.
Besides, don't you love suspense? I will have
access to email while I am gone and I will be
checking it periodically."
For some reason I thought PR300 would clock higher than 225 and 233 MHz? I guess PR333 will be 2.5 x 100 or ?
Now we have the 6x86MX from IBM, M-II from NSM, K6, K6-3D, Winchip, Celeron and Pentium-II. Not to Mention the PentiumMMX.
The more the merrier.
Jim |
