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To: Mani1 who wrote (53068)3/21/1999 4:06:00 AM
From: Mani1  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583391
 
K6-3 Takes on PIII

techweb.com

Following quotes were interesting,

...And, for the first time, an AMD processor is running typical applications like Word as fast as a PII or PIII running at the same clock speed.

...Specs: 450MHz K6-3, 128MB of RAM, 14.4GB hard drive, 6X DVD, 15.1" LCD Price: $2,886

(Wow, a almost a 3K system based on AMD's CPU, guess what segment this baby is targeted towards)

...Compaq, in keeping with AMD's recommendation, equipped the 5600s with a full 1MB of level 3 cache.

Mani




To: Mani1 who wrote (53068)3/21/1999 4:10:00 AM
From: Mani1  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1583391
 
Chips -- Intel vs. AMD: The Rematch

techweb.com

I liked the following,

...Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are going at it once again with their latest chip offerings-only this time, AMD isn't necessarily the underdog.

Mani



To: Mani1 who wrote (53068)3/21/1999 4:15:00 AM
From: Gary Ng  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1583391
 
Mani, Re: Each K6 sold, cost about 30% (of course this number changes all the time) less to make than the price AMD receives for them. AMD has maintained a positive GROSS margin on its CPU line

Is there any information about this ? These GROSS margin stuff
is very tricky, one can play with the number in whatever way
he wants.

Is there anyone who has tracked this company long enough to say
whether financially AMD is better now than it was 5 years ago ?

Gary


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