A Look at the AMD K6-2�..
Now that AMD have released their K6-2 chip, it�s given computer users who want the benefit of using a Pentium II a much cheaper alternative. The AMD K6-2 uses 3D-Now! Technology, which combines the speed and performance of the Pentium II, in a standard Socket 7 size CPU. As a rough example of the performance, the K6-2 333 MHz received a Winstone 98 ranking of 24.7, which is somewhat faster than the Pentium II, at 309 MHz, and is neck and neck with the considerably more expensive Intel Pentium II 400 MHz processor. The K6-2 is without a doubt fast enough to run common Windows applications. It is also interesting to point out that the K6-2 really wants to be run with a higher bus speed. By increasing the clock speed from 333 MHz to 357 MHz while simultaneously decreasing the bus speed from 95 MHz to 79 MHz, the K6-2's Winstone 98 performance decreased. The conclusion is that the extra bus speed is required to keep up with the increased performance of the higher clock speed K6-2. In other words, if you plan to purchase a K6-2, you will need to also purchase a Super Socket 7 motherboard to fully utilise the CPUs power.
