Can AMDs new K6-2 beat Intels Pentium II?
May 28, 1998 Web posted at: 3:45 p.m. EDT by Rex Farrance (IDG) — Lately, Intel’s competition in the mainstream PC market has ranged from slim to none. A look at our June Top 20 Power Desktops shows an impenetrable lineup of Pentium IIs–and even the Budget Desktops chart reveals a mere 3 out of 20 PCs that are based on non-Intel CPUs. (See Top 100 link.) With its recently announced 350- and 400-MHz Pentium II processors, Intel seems harder to challenge at the high end of the PC market than ever. But that’s about to change. Advanced Micro Devices mow offers its K6-2 processor, which is designed to expand the company’s significant presence in low-end, sub-$1000 PCs into the much-desirable mainstream business and home office market. Initially, AMD’s new K6-2 will be available in two flavors, running at 266 MHz and 300 MHz, with a 333-MHz version coming later this summer. The company is positioning its processor to duke it out with the Intel Pentium II running at like clock speeds, but A
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