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5/28/99
Another review of the the AMD K7.
5/25/99
Thresh's FiringSquad has a preview of a 550 Mhz AMD K75/11/1999
The Amd Insider is billed as your "source for Amd hardware news and reviews."
K7 Preview at JC's:AMD K7 article at Ace's Hardware. "Is AMD Ready for the High-End/Server Market?" By Johan De Gelas 5/3/99
AMD K7 Processor Comparison
| FPU | K7 | K6-2 | K6-3 | Celeron-A | Pentium II | Katmai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. FPU latency | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FMUL throughput per issue | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| FADD throughput per issue | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Issues per cpu cycle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Optimal math ops per cycle | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Memory | K7 | K6-2 | K6-3 | Celeron-A | Pentium II | Katmai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | 128k | 64k | 64k | 32k | 32k | 64k |
| L2 cache | 512k+ | --- | 256k | 128k | 512k | 512k |
| L2 cache speed | 1/3 | --- | Full | Full | Half | Half |
| L3 cache | --- | 512K 1MB 2MB | 512K 1MB 2MB | --- | --- | --- |
| Memory bus speed | 200MHz+ | 95MHz, 100MHz | 100MHz | 66MHz | 100MHz | 100MHz, 133MHz? |
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