[ale] K6 running linux?

[Andy]

Dan Newcombe wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Aug 1997, gEary wrote:
> >   Can anyone tell me if they have a K6 running
> >  Linux and how well it compares to intel?  I
>
> I think what you said is a general statement for any non-intel CPU'
> s...the integer side of the CPU may be faster, but I don't think
> anyone
> has come out with a floating point part that will beat a same speed
> intel.
>
> If you're just gonna be using the computer for a server, then it
> shouldn't
> matter - not much FPU needed to open a file and shove it onto the
> wire.
> However, if you're gonna be doing modeling, etc...  it's probably
> still
> worth it to go with Intel.
>
> --
> Dan Newcombe
> newcombe at mordor.clayton.edu
> "The fool who escaped from paradise will look over his shoulders and
> cry...So
> I'll hold my peace forever when you wear your bridal gown."
> -Marillion



On servers or anything that's I/O intensive, The AMD or Cyrix will be
faster.
Intel CPU's I/O bus max out at 66MHz while the others will run 75 and
some 83 MHz
on the bus.

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