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AMD K6-II — CPU MUSEUM

K6 ◄ K6-II ► K6-III

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The K6-2 was an x86 microprocessor introduced by AMD on May 28, 1998, and available in speeds ranging from 266 to 550 MHz. An enhancement of the original K6, the K6-2 introduced AMD’s 3DNow! SIMD instruction set, featured a larger 64 KiB Level 1 cache (32 KiB instruction and 32 KiB data), and an upgraded system-bus interface called Super
Socket 7, which was backward compatible with older Socket 7 motherboards. It was manufactured using a 0.25 micrometre process, ran at 2.2 volts, and had 9.3 million transistors.

The K6-2 was designed as a competitor to Intel’s flagship processor, the significantly more expensive Pentium II.

 

See also: Intel Pentium, Intel Pentium MMX, Intel
Pentium II, Cyrix 6×86, NexGen Nx586

CPU-Z:

AMD K6-II/300AFR-66
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AMD K6-II/350AFR
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Kindly donated by stephan4520 from the Planet3DNow forum.

AMD K6-II/366AFR
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AMD K6-II/400AFQ
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AMD K6-II/400AFR
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AMD-K6-II/450AHX
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AMD K6-II/500AFX
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Kindly donated by Pauli Rautakorpi.

AMD K6-II/550AGR
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Unlisted models:

 

  • Chomper: 233 MHz, 266 MHz, 300 MHz, 333 MHz
  • Chomper-XT: 266 MHz, 333 MHz, 380 MHz, 475 MHz, 533 MHz

 

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Old computers second life — PC REBUILDING

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Old computers second life
Retro philosophy

Why?
Pure passion, passione pura. Ma anche il fascino del vintage e l’emozione del reboot quando i messaggi POST rompono il nero del monitor. Proviamo a seguire l’evoluzione dei sistemi attraverso una linea temporale che spazia dagli anni 80 al nuovo millennio e non solo. Per avere memoria di ciò che furono e sono diventati i sistemi moderni tra cui i nostri amati hand-devices che ci consentono di restare costantemente connessi alla global network. Oggi nuovi mercati si aprono per il «retrocomputing»: pezzi d’epoca prima recuperati in cantina o discarica, vengono battuti a prezzi esagerati nelle aste online. Per i puristi però la filosofia è un’altra: quella del jumper settings, degli appunti e dei manuali non sempre chiari, del testing, del rebuilding di sistemi dismessi. Tutto questo solo per pure passion, passione pura.

Una storia personale

Arriva un momento nella vita in cui è necessario recuperare le proprie cose dalla casa in cui si è vissuti fin da piccoli. Nel mio scatolone dell’hardware c’erano abbastanza componenti che, riassemblate opportunamente, avrebbero ricostituito sistemi forse ancora funzionanti. In effetti, dopo averli rimontati, con grande stupore buona parte di quei computer erano di nuovo in grado di avviarsi correttamente, nonostante l’età di già superiore ai 20 anni. Ma la cosa straordinaria era il fatto che quelli erano i miei computer, dal primissimo 8088 con monitor a fosfori verdi su cui giravano i giochi su floppy da 360Kb, al «glorioso» AMD 386DX40, primo vero computer con disco fisso e monitor a colori, e di seguito il Pentium 75 dell’età universitaria, e via via fino agli Athlon e i Pentium 4 del new millennum. Non solo «ferramenta» dunque, ma sistemi in grado di conservare ed evocare ricordi.

Retrocomputing e non solo

Gran parte di noi avrà almeno una volta cliccato sul mandrino di Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis per aprire una porta segreta o innescare qualche altro ingegnoso meccanismo di quel fantastico gioco. Oppure avrà guidato la giovanissima Lara Croft nelle peripezie del primo Tomb Raider gioco rivelazione che con un 3Dfx mostrava paesaggi e scenari eccezionali. Per gli amanti dello spara-spara Doom e Quake erano i responsabili di notti da incubo con mostri dilaniati e sotterranei terrificanti. E una miriade di altri giochi anche minori ma godibili, dai 2D side-scrolling ai cartoon con enigmi, tra i quali sempre della Lucas, Monkey Island o Full-Throttle. Requisiti minimi e molto ingegno: la grafica così così veniva compensata da trame avvincenti e soluzioni geniali. E’ innegabile però che la maggiore disponibilità di risorse ha aperto incredibili business per il gaming.

Roadmap
Rebuilding di sistemi obsoleti con tips&tricks e applicazione pratica di intuizioni e suggerimenti sparsi nei forum. CPU e motherboard history, components e retrogaming, benchmark e speedtest. Focus sulle rarità e particolare interesse per gli «adapter», strani oggetti hardware che consentivano l’adeguamento funzionale low-cost quando la tecnologia correva troppo in fretta. Tutte le fonti di ispirazione (e gli strumenti utilizzati) nella sezione Webography.

AMD K6-III — frwiki.wiki

The K6-III is an x86 microprocessor sold by AMD, the latest and fastest of all spigot 7 based processors.

Summary

  • 1 Features
  • 2 History
  • 3 Versions

    • 3.1 K6-III («Sharp-toothed», K6-3D +)
    • 3.2 K6-III-P (mobile)
    • 3.3 K6-III + (mobile)

Characteristics

Its manufacturing principle is simple. It was a K6-2 with an additional L3 cache. The original K6-2 had cache level 1 64 KiB and usually 512 KB , 1 MB or 2 MB cache level 2 on the motherboard. In contrast, Intel, on the other hand, used a 32 KB level 1 cache and either a 128 KB cache integrated into the processor itself (Celeron) or a 512 KB cache at half speed, connected to the processor card (Pentium III). K6-III, however, used both methods: he had 64 KiB L1 cache , large 256 KB L2 cache built into the processor, and variable L3 cache connected to the motherboard.

Historical

Realization, on the other hand, was not easy. With 21.4 million transistors, it was a big processor that needed to be made using early 1999 techniques, and the K6 processor core didn’t run above 500 MHz . However, the K6-III/400 sold well, and the K6-III/450 was clearly the fastest x86 processor on the market when it was released, easily beating the Intel K6-2 and Pentium II.

Intel’s Pentium II replacement was not yet available, but to fill the gap, Intel released a humble version of their Pentium II, repackaged as the «Pentium III». The basic concept remains the same (the addition of SSE instructions at this time didn’t increase real performance), but Intel’s new manufacturing process has allowed higher clock speeds, and it’s getting hard to tell which company has the fastest processor. Most manufacturers prefer Intel for floating point speed, but find that the K6-III is also good for general integer work.

Each company wanted to get ahead of the other, and both ran into production problems with higher clocked processors. AMD decided not to release the K6-III at 500 MHz and up. Intel produced the successful 550 MHz Pentium II, but the 600 MHz version had reliability issues and was recalled with customers reimbursed.

With the release of the Athlon, the K6-III had no successors. It was no longer at the end of the chain, and it was less interesting for AMD to produce the K6-III with 21.4 million transistors than the Athlon with 22 million for the same silicon surface area as the K6-II with 9.3 million transistors. . For a while, the K6-III becomes a low priority for AMD, something to produce once all orders for Athlons or K6-II have been filled. Then it becomes difficult to find in large numbers.

Versions

K6-III («Sharp-toothed», K6-3D +)

  • CPUID : family 5, model 9
  • L1 cache: 32 + 32 KB (data + instructions)
  • L2 cache: 256 KB full speed
  • MMX, 3DNow!
  • Super Connector 7
  • Front bus: 66 and 100 MHz
  • Supply voltage: 2.2 and 2.4 V
  • Issue date :
  • Etch fineness: 0. 25 µm
  • Frequencies : 400 and 450 MHz
Model Number of cores Frequency Hidden Mult. Voltage Revision TDP FSB Help Marketing
L1 L2 L3
K6-III
1 400 MHz 64 kb 256 kb 0, 1 or 2 MB 2. 4V 66 or 100 MHz 02/22/1999
1 450 MHz 64 kb 256 kb 0, 1 or 2 MB 66 or 100 MHz 02/22/1999

K6-III-P (mobile)

  • CPUID : family 5, model 9
  • L1 cache: 32 + 32 KB (data + instructions)
  • MMX, 3DNow!
  • Super Connector 7
  • Front bus: 66, 95, 97 and 100 MHz
  • Supply voltage: 2. 0 and 2.2 V
  • Issue date :
  • Etch fineness: 0.25 µm ( 250 nm )
  • Frequencies : 350, 366, 380, 400, 433 and 450 MHz

K6-III+ (mobile)

AMD K6-III + 550 MHz

  • CPUID : AuthenticAMD Family 5 Model 13
  • L1 cache: 32 + 32 KB (data + instructions)
  • L2 cache: 256 KB full speed
  • MMX, extended 3DNow! , PowerNow!
  • Super7
  • Front bus: 95 and 100 MHz
  • Supply voltage: 2.0 V (adjustable to 1.6 V with PowerNow!)
  • Issue date :
  • Etch fineness: 0. 18 µm
  • Frequencies : 450, 475, 500 MHz . (550 MHz , undocumented)

AMD

Processors

Current
x86-64
  • AMD FX
  • Athlon X4
  • Ryzen
  • Epic
Abandoned
Up to x86
  • Am9080
  • Am2900 (ru)
x86-16 (16bit) Am286
x86-32 (32 bit)
  • Am386
  • Am486
  • Am5x86
  • K5
  • K6
  • K6-2
  • K6-III
  • Duron
  • Athlon
  • Geode
x86-64 / AMD64 (64bit)
  • Mobile Athlon 64
  • Sempron
  • Athlon 64

    • Athlon Neo
    • Athlon 64FX
  • Athlon X2
  • Name

    • II
  • Athlon II
  • Turion
  • Opteron
  • Merger
Other
  • Am29000
  • Au1
Microarchitectures
Primary
  • K5
  • K6
  • K7
  • K8
  • K10
  • Bulldozer

    • Piledriver (ru)
    • Steamroller
    • Excavator
  • Zen

    • Zen 2 (ru)
Low consumption
  • Alchemy
  • Lynx
  • Jaguar (en)
  • Puma
ARM K12 ( inch )
Sockets
  • 7
  • Super 7
  • B
  • 563
  • S1
  • 754
  • 939
  • 940
  • AM2
  • AM2 +
  • F
  • F+
  • AM3
  • G34
  • C32
  • AM3 +
  • FM1
  • FM2
  • AM4
  • TR4

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Processor AMD K6-II 550 — specifications, Prices, tests »BNAME.ru

K6-II 550

Compare K6-II 550

Main information

Brand

AMD

Processor line

K6

Processor model

9000 550 9000

Processor type

Desktop

Purpose

for desktop computers

Fixing year

1998

Main Harcatericism

Number

1 Core

Streams

1 flow

SOCKET (connector)

SOCKET 7

CHOMPERS Architecture 9000 CHOMPERS

Base frequency

550 MHz

Auto overclock

No

Free processor multiplier

No

Processor

Technological process

250 nm

transistors (millions)

9 million

TDP

external KB

L3 cache

n/a KB

RAM

RAM controller

Uses motherboard controller

K6-II performance rating 550

Attention! The general rating calculation method is selected, which means that the rating percentage is calculated relative to the most powerful processor participating on our site.

Rating calculation method:
Overall ratingBy Chompers architectureBy socket 7Among Intel processorsAmong AMD processorsAmong desktop processorsAmong K6 processorsAmong 1-core processorsAmong 19 processors98 years

General performance rating

77.29

(0.07%)

Passmark CPU MARK

65

(0.07%)

Cinebench 11.5 (64-bit) Multipolate test 9000 9000 9000 9000

(0.07%)

Cinebench 11.5 (64-bit) Single-threaded test

0.07

(0.81%)

Cinebench 15 (64-bit) Multi-threaded test

(

6.42) )

Cinebench 15 (64-bit) Single thread test

6.44

(1.92%)

Geekbench 4.0 (64-bit) multipropoped test

136.39

(0.07%)

Geekbench 4.0 (64-bit) single-circuit test

9000 137.47

( 0.87%)

x264 HD 4.0 PASS 1

1.75

(0.07%)

x264 HD 4.0 Pass 2

0.4

(0.06%)

9000 3dmark06 CPU

106. 46

222 (0.07%)

WinRAR 4.0

44.21

(0.07%)

Positions in the rating

Attention! The general rating calculation method is selected, which means that the rating percentage is calculated relative to the most powerful processor participating on our site.

Rating calculation method:
Overall ratingBy Chompers architectureBy socket 7Among Intel processorsAmong AMD processorsAmong desktop processorsAmong K6 processorsAmong 1-core processorsAmong 19 processors98

General performance rating
The ranking 3291 processor

75 75 place

(out of 3291)

Passmark CPU Mark
3279 processors

9000 9000

. 64-bit) Multi-threaded test
3221 processors participate in the rating

64th place

(out of 3221)

Cinebench 11.5 (64-bit) Single-threaded test
3215 processors participate in the rating

65 place

(out of 3215)

Cinebench 15 (64-bit) Multipotive test
in the ranking 3218 processors

69 69 place

(out of 3218)

Cinebench 15 (64-bit) single-flow Test
V. The rating is participated in 3217 processors

69 place

(out of 3217)

Geekbench 4.0 (64-bit) multipropoped test
in the rating 3209 processors

65 place

(out of 3209)

9000 Geekbench 4.0 (64-host) Single Thread Test
The ranking is involved in 3209 processors

66 place

(out of 3209)

x264 HD 4.0 Pass 1
The ranking is involved in 3211 processors

70

(out of 3211)

x264 HD 4.0 PASS 2
in the rating. 3211 processors

69 place

(out of 3211)

3dmark06 CPU
The ranking is participated in the ranking 3242 processors

74 place

(out of 3242)

Winrar 4.0
The ranking is participated in the ranking 3212 processors

63 place

(from 3212)

Standard set of extensions
Technology or instruction name Meaning Short description
MMX (Multimedia Extensions) Multimedia extensions.
3DNow! Optional MMX extension for AMD processors.

AMD K6-II 550 Processor Overview

The K6-II 550 belongs to AMD’s desktop processor series and is based on the Chompers microarchitecture. Began to appear in stores since 1998.

The processor requires a high-performance cooling system because its heat dissipation reaches 25 watts. The processor is compatible with Socket 7 motherboards. AMD claims that the system bus data rate will be 100 MHz. With a technical process of 250 Nm — the total number of transistors is 9million.

Sufficiently powerful processor at the time of release in 1998, which can provide a good gaming experience.

Competitors and analogues

Among the competing processors from INTEL, it is necessary to highlight the 1.5 Socket 423 model from the Pentium 4 processor series, Pentium III 550 based on the Katmai microarchitecture, Pentium 4 1. 4 based on the Willamette microarchitecture, model 766 from the Celeron, Celeron 733, released in 2000, and this list also includes the Pentium III 550E based on the Coppermine microarchitecture. On the Socket 7 socket, among other processors, AMD solutions should be noted: model 475 from the K6 series, K6-III 400 based on the Sharptooth architecture, K6-II 533 19’98, K6-II 400 based on Chompers microarchitecture, model 450 from the K6 series, model 500 Socket 7 from the K6 family. In 1998, the K6-II 550 had few rivals among processors of its type, only the 300 model from the Celeron processor series, Celeron 333 (S.370) based on the Mendocino microarchitecture, Celeron 300A (S.370) based on the Mendocino microarchitecture, Pentium II 400 on Deschutes microarchitecture, Celeron 333 (Slot1) on Mendocino microarchitecture, K6-II 475 on Chompers microarchitecture, K6-II 380 on Chompers architecture, model 533 from the K6 series, model 500 among the K6 processor series, model 366 from the K6 series , model 400 Socket 7 from K6 series, model 300A on socket Slot 1 from Pentium 2 series, model 266 on socket Slot 1 from Celeron line, Pentium II 266A on Deschutes architecture, model 350 on socket 7 among K6 series, Pentium II 450 based on Deschutes microarchitecture, K6-II 333 based on Chompers microarchitecture, model 333 among the Pentium 2 processor line, Celeron 300A (Slot1) based on Mendocino architecture, Pentium II 350 based on Deschutes architecture, Overdrive model from the Pentium 2.