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To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (6220)	5/19/1998 12:44:00 AM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6843

Pravin, Re: "400 Mhz k6 with 256 KB integrated L2 cache in Q4:" Pravin, your link gives an invalid Web page --> techweb.com If I didn't know you better, I would think you were just trying to HYPE AMD (ala Brian). <ggg> If you can post the correct one, I would be interested in reading about which "new" AMD process will be used for a 400mhz K6 ... maybe it's AMD's .18um process ?? Make It So, Yousef

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (6220)	5/19/1998 1:06:00 AM
From: Brian Hutcheson	Respond to of 6843

Pravin , that link did not post correctly something wrong with it here it is again but I am sure same result :- techweb.com Brian

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (6220)	5/19/1998 1:38:00 AM
From: Brian Hutcheson	Respond to of 6843

For those that didn't see this , a comparison of K6 classic 300mhz against PII-300 when K6 is running on 100mhz board :- anandtech.com Brian

To: Pravin Kamdar who wrote (6220)	5/19/1998 2:04:00 AM
From: Ed Sammons	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6843

Re <400 Mhz k6 with 256 KB integrated L2 cache in Q4> techweb.com %2F%2E%2E%2Fdata%2Ftechsearch%2F1998%5F%5F%5B12998%5D&DocOffset=1& DocsFound=32&QueryZip=400MHz&Collection=techwebnews&Collection= techinvestor&Collection=coll1998&SortField=issuedate&SortOrder= DESC&ViewTemplate=cmpview%2Ehts&&publication=$$publication May 18, 1998, TechWeb News MOVING ALONG: New K6-2 Will Increase Socket 7 Platform Speed To 100mhz -- AMD To Unveil 'Differentiated' Processor By Kelly Spang Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Later this month, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. will unveil its first "differentiated" processor, charting its own path rather than following Intel Corp.'s lead, said AMD executives. On May 28, AMD, based here, will introduce its K6-2, formerly known as the K6-3D, to boost graphics performance as well as increase the Socket 7 platform speed to 100MHz from 66MHz. Speeds of the K6-2 are expected to start around 300MHz, said Jerry Sanders, AMD chairman and chief executive, who presented the chip maker's road map at a shareholders' meeting. Sanders said the K6-2 at 300MHz will "substantially outperform" the same speed Pentium II and will offer performance comparable to a 400MHz Pentium II. Into the second half of the year, AMD will boost the speed of the K6-2 and also will introduce its third-generation K6, code-named Sharptooth, in the fourth quarter. Starting at 400MHz, Sharptooth will include 256 Kbytes of integrated Level 2 cache, Sanders said. "It is our intention to sell the K6-2 in the second half as our major volume item," Sanders said. This spring, chip makers are moving to the 100MHz bus. When it released its 440BX chipset last month, Intel, Santa Clara, Calif. pumped up system bus speed to 100MHz. In May, Cyrix Corp. also is expected to increase system bus speed up to 100MHz with its PR333 M II processor, said Stan Swearingen, senior director of marketing. The PR333 M II is the new brand name for the 6x86MX product line from Richardson, Texas-based Cyrix. Cyrix labels its processor by "Performance Rating" (PR) rather than MHz. The differentiating factor of the K6-2 is in the new graphics instructions which extend MMX capabilities for 3-D performance. Intel will not release new instructions until the first half of 1999 with its Katmai New Instructions. These new graphics instructions, dubbed 3D Now! technology by AMD, consist of 21 new instructions. Last fall, AMD, along with its Socket 7 competitors Cyrix and Integrated Device Technology Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., unveiled proprietary graphics extensions that each of the Socket 7 chip makers was developing, though each company vowed it would license its technology to competitors. Since then, the three Socket 7 chip makers have collaborated on 21 new instructions. In July with the release of DirectX 6.0, Microsoft Corp. will support the 3D Now! technology, Sanders said. Copyright (c) 1998 CMP Media Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------- Maybe AMD will reach 450MHz by the end of '98 (same max MHz as on Intel's roadmap, but with full speed L2 cache and 3D support). Does anyone know if 5 is the max clock multiplier the BX boards implement? In other words, is P2 limited to 500Mhz before P2 buyers have to get a new MB? What do you think the odds are Intel will respond to a 450MHz K6 with a 500MHz P2? Any predictions on the 400MHz Sharptooth pricing?