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To: Brian Hutcheson who wrote (42177)	11/25/1998 1:53:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1571996

Brian and thread: Sharky Extreme's take on the AMD K6-3: sharkyextreme.com -------------------------------- Some highlights from the article: The intent was to show how the AMD machine would complete the test run first, while the higher MHz P2-450 would take longer. In reality the test looked a little stacked right from the start as the Intel machine took about 7 to 8 seconds longer to load the app than the AMD machine, giving the K6-3 a little bit of help. After 3:15 the AMD machine completed the test suite, while the Intel machine came in approximately 15 seconds later at 3:30. Anand and I grumbled to each other that the test was skewed, but still agreed that the 400MHz K6-3 had held its own pretty well against the P2-450. Hmmm. Seems like we'll have to wait for Tom Uberclockermeister (tm. PREngel) to benchmark the K6-3 before we make any conclusions about it. It may well be that K6-3 beats an equivalently-clocked Pentium II, but by how much is uncertain. I doubt that the K6-3 can beat a Pentium II which is one speed grade higher. After the Winstone testing, the AMD staff showed a technology example of a K6-3 300 in a mobile version specifically for laptop applications. The mobile version was intriguing, although AMD admitted under our questioning that the K6-3 did eat more energy and produce more heat than a similar mobile Pentium 2. (About 10% more for each for all those wondering about the specifics.) Seems like AMD's competitor to Intel's upcoming Dixon for mobile markets may fall short a little in the specs. Of course, AMD will probably sell the mobile K6-3 at dirt-cheap prices, possibly pushing down the prices of lower-end notebooks to the sub-$1000 range. ----------------------------- Oh yeah, you might also want to see Sharky's take on the K7 as well. Just follow the link in the bottom of the article previously linked, or just click here: sharkyextreme.com Tenchusatsu