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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Paul Engel who wrote (37145)9/18/1998 4:19:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (3) of 1571055
 
Paul,

You bring up a very interesting point about clock speed vs. actual performance. People buy into megahertz and clock speeds. So that means that even if the 400 MHz K6-2 performs like a 350 MHz Pentium II, AMD will market it as if were equivalent to a 400 MHz PII. Then AMD and its supporters will say, "Well, it's close enough for office applications, but hey, those 3D-Now instructions are going to kick some butt in Tomb Raider!" We can debate all we want about these claims, and I'd probably take your side on such a debate, but the fact is that AMD will have a pretty competitive market position.

But then Sharptooth will be coming out, and chances are that Sharptooth will be faster than an equivalently-clocked Pentium II. Now the situation will be reversed, and AMD will have to convince people that a Sharptooth is just as fast as a higher-clocked Pentium II. Remember that people will still buy into megahertz and clock speeds. AMD will have to go back to that 'PR' rating again, and may even have to go with a new name other than 'K6-whatever'. Otherwise, consumers will be confused when they hear that two different K6 products with the same frequencies have different performance characteristics.

Tenchusatsu
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