Re: [SuSE Linux] AMD processors
I can only comment on K6-2's, they are the only ones i have used, 3 to date, all have been fantastic. I think that in general, a cpu by itself is meaningless. you must consider thecache/ mb and ram as well. the amd's are socket 7 boards, which i think are very mature. couple a k6-2 with a 100Mhz board, 64Mb of PC100 ram and 512kb of cache, you will spend less than an intel board and be happy. buy from a known reputable dealer. stick with a good board. (my personal favorites are asus and soyo) wathch the specs, soem boards clock down for certain chips, a 400 @ board speed of 66hz does not outperform a 300 @ 100Mhz. in my past i have used 8088's to alphas to p5/p6/p7 and amd's the amd's have been the best bang for the buck. i use dell p2's at work with nt4.0 & rh5.2 they are ok. at home however, i dropped $300 for the above and am running SuSE6.0 KDE is a memory hog, which is no surprise better off with more than 64Mb. Solaris x86 w/CDE is abotu the same. i am happy and satisfied. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that? -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
In my experience, Intel processors seem to do better with floating-point calculations, which translates into a somewhat better gaming experience (more fps). Otherwise, I don't think there is any advantage. Feel free to correct me if you feel I'm off the mark. (K6-2/300 owner) -- Drew | "You see this? This is this. <A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~curb"><A HREF="http://www.primenet.com/~curb</A">http://www.primenet.com/~curb</A</A>> | This ain't something else, curb@primenet.com | this is this!" PGP Public Key on request | -- Michael, _The Deer Hunter_ -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
I would highly reccomend looking at AnandTech's review (not the orgasmic *pre*view ;)) of the K6-III, which can be found here: <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/html/review_display.cfm?document=363"><A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/html/review_display.cfm?document=363</A">http://www.anandtech.com/html/review_display.cfm?document=363</A</A>> In it he explains the significance of the K6-III's cache dance and gives a few pages of comparative benchmarks. The same site will give you a good starting place for comparison shopping for a new mobo. Tom's Hardware also has a review (of sorts) of the processor, but I often find myself questioning Tom's intelligence and understanding of computer hardware, so I don't reccomend it (although he didn't do a bad job with the article I'm referring to). Besides, Tom's writing style is seriously irritating. >:) j -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GH/IT d(--) s++: a-- C+++ UL+> P+ L++ E W++(-) N+ o> K- w O M V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5++ X R tv b++ DI+ D- G e>> h-- r y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ www.geekcode.com On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Curb Crusher wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
In my experience, Intel processors seem to do better with floating-point calculations, which translates into a somewhat better gaming experience (more fps). Otherwise, I don't think there is any advantage.
Feel free to correct me if you feel I'm off the mark. (K6-2/300 owner)
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Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
Guess which company pays more to the magazines? :) -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
Pedro Timoteo wrote:
Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
Guess which company pays more to the magazines? :)
Ah, that may be the case sometimes but not this time. You see, the article that I read was published in a European (German). This particular mag is VERY pro Linux. In fact, it's because of an article in this mag that I got SuSE in the first place! Anyway, the compared the P III's with the new AMD K6-III's and the pentiums scored better in most (all but one) of the benchtests. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>
Hi Yatsen, What you're telling is certainly true. But.. What about the price. I mean for the price of one PIII you will get nearly or get even really 2 K6-III. I mean you also have to look at the price performance ratio. Joop Boonen. Yatsen Ng wrote:
Pedro Timoteo wrote:
Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
Guess which company pays more to the magazines? :)
Ah, that may be the case sometimes but not this time. You see, the article that I read was published in a European (German). This particular mag is VERY pro Linux. In fact, it's because of an article in this mag that I got SuSE in the first place!
Anyway, the compared the P III's with the new AMD K6-III's and the pentiums scored better in most (all but one) of the benchtests.
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Pedro Timoteo wrote:
Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much better in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that?
Guess which company pays more to the magazines? :)
Ah, that may be the case sometimes but not this time. You see, the article that I read was published in a European (German). This particular mag is VERY pro Linux. In fact, it's because of an article in this mag that I got SuSE in the first place!
Anyway, the compared the P III's with the new AMD K6-III's and the pentiums scored better in most (all but one) of the benchtests.
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At 06:12 PM 3/23/1999 +0100, Yatsen Ng wrote:
The reason for my inquiry is because in the mags Intel always fares much
better
in the bench tests, while AMD users tell a somewhat different story. Now why is that? This could be to the mag your reading is intell bias. I have a few amd k6-2's at work an one at home that seem to preform abt the same as a pen II. Have built a few pen II 300 an they run abt the same as my k6-2 300. just my 2 cents worth. hehe
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