Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 11 Jul 1997 13:38:09 +1000 | From | Lawrence <> | Subject | Re: Linux on AMD K6 |
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Karl D. Nelson wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Jul 1997, Jeffrey Wiegley wrote: > > > I too am looking to purchase a K6 CPU instead of an Intel Pentium. I > > don't know the answer to my next question so I apologize for not being > > able to answer the original question due to a lack of general knowledge > > on the subject. > > > > My questions would be: > > > > Currently how well does either the 2.0 or 2.1 kernels support the AMD > > K6? > > What special patches exist to increase K6 compatibilty/performance? > > Are there any gcc/g++ compiler options that should be used to increase > > performance for a K6? > > Any other things that new K6 users should be aware of? > > > > - Jeff > > > > guess wrote: > > > > > > I am considering buying K6 processer instead of Pentium machine for an > > > internet server wich will be running Linux/ http Server (Don't know > > > wich > > > one yet, probably Appache) > > > > > > I'd like to know public oppinion on this. Also some comparison on how > > > it > > > works on Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and K6 > > > > > This thread has rapidly deteriorated into a comparison of web servers, but > let's return to the question at hand: how does the K6 perform? These are > the questions that I would like answers to before I would be willing to go > with the AMD: > > - Does the AMD K6 have subtle x86 compatibility problems such as have been > discussed on this list before with the Cyrix chips? >
at the moment - no, though you cannot use sb64 at the moment and creative is working on a fix.
> - AMD compares the K6 to the PPro but the chip sits in a P5 socket. Does > this limit its truly functioning as a PPro clone? >
though AMD want their K6 to be compared with PPro, PII, in reality, it can't beat PPro, PII in any aspect.
> - The K6 has a larger cache than the PPro (according to AMD) but it's > accessed at 66 MHz rather than at the chip clock speed as with PPro. How > much of a hit is this? >
AMD said K6 is optimise for 100Mhz bus speed and there is no such motherboard at the moment, people are running/overclocking K6 at 75/83Mhz with no problem. K6's FPU still less capable than PMMX, PPro, PII.
Lawrence
> Once these questions are satisfied, those asked by Jeff above become > important. > > If anyone can address any of these questions, it would be much > appreciated. > > Thanks, > Karl.
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