From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 18 16:42:31 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA19543 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 16:42:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xmission.xmission.com (softweyr@xmission.xmission.com [198.60.22.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA19536 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 16:42:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from softweyr@localhost) by xmission.xmission.com (8.8.5/8.7.5) id RAA18396; Wed, 18 Jun 1997 17:42:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Wes Peters - Softweyr LLC Message-Id: <199706182342.RAA18396@xmission.xmission.com> Subject: Re: K6 or 6x86 ? To: hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com (Howard Lew) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 17:42:04 -0600 (MDT) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Howard Lew" at Jun 18, 97 01:30:34 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Howard Lew recently informed us: > The newer 6x86Ls (low voltage version of the 6x86) are pretty much cool to > the touch (feel the heatsink), so heat is no longer a problem. A > switching voltage regulator on the motherboard will also substantially > reduce internal computer heat. I had recently blathered: % The AMD K6 has performance in line with the Pentium Pro/Pentium II % range, and includes a version of the "MMX" instructions. While it has % quite good performance, it is slightly more expensive than the Pentium % Pro. The K6 also fits the Pentium-standard "socket 7." I haven't > Hmmm.... If I'm not mistaken the Pentium Pro 200 (256K) is more expensive > then the K6-200 which is under $400 now. Yup, you're right. Checking my processor-pusher, I see: AMD-K6-166MHz MMX / AMD-K6-200MHz / AMD-K6-233 (2.8V)....... 249/349/??? Pentium PRO 150/180/200MHz - Intel - 256KB Cache............. 174/338/494 So the K6/200 costs about the same as the PPro 180, and significantly less than the PPro 200. Cool. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com