Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: How to compile a Pentium II | Date | 15 May 1998 02:38:33 GMT |
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Followup to: <355B4CF7.4E43EAA6@pobox.com> By author: Brion Vibber <brion@pobox.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > > PII doesn't have MMX? Strange. > > PII does have MMX. (At least the sticker on my computer says so! ;) In > fact it's basically a PPro with MMX in a pretty little box with a slot > instead of a bunch of pins. I think the intended meaning was that the K6 > lacks the PII's socket design, big cache, and MMX, but is similar in > internals (?). >
Actually, the PII has an external L2 cache running at 2:1 clock vs. the core; the PPro has an internal L2 cache at 1:1 (faster).
-hpa
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