SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (39230)10/13/1998 10:53:00 PM
From: Maxwell  Read Replies (1) of 1573841
 
Pravin:

<<What do you think of the Jalapeno compared to the K7? How do you think that they will compete? Will the Jalapeno only be able to knock out the K6-3, or will it be able to compete with the K7 in the mid- to high-end desktop and single processor workstation markets?>>

I've been studying the Jalapeno and it looks like a good chip. The
Jalapeno looks alot like the K6-3. It has 6 execution units and
can issue 2 X86 instructions. It has 256K L2 like K6-3. The
advantage of that Jalapeno is that it has the memory controller on
the chip so the latency of memory to CPU is reduced. It also has
the graphic controller which reduces the cost of the over system.
Also Jalapeno can go beyond 600MHz. One disadvantage over the MII or
K6-2 is that the Jalapeno has only 32K L1 cache (16K I/16K D).

I am still not sure whether Jalapeno is socket 7 or slot 1. I am
not sure on the FPU either till the benchmark is out. I also don't think Jalapeno is SMP. IMO the Jalapeno will compete well with the K6-3 but the timing for it is kind of late, sampling in Q4-1999? Jalapeno system on chip will fill in the niche market which AMD and Intel have completely ignored. This market will be huge. Jalapeno will not compete with K7 till NSM can make it SMP. K7 on the other
hand is one potent chip. AMD is attacking Intel head to head with
the K7 while Cyrix smartly pioneering into an untapped market.

Maxwell
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News