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AMD Introduces K6-III Processor
( 2/24/99; 2:00 PM EST) Advanced Micro Devices introduced the AMD-K6-III processor with 3DNow technology, announcing volume shipments of the 400-MHz K6-III chip and sampling of the 450-MHz version to OEM customers. Getting a jump on Intel, which announces its competing Pentium III next week, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD said the K6-III outperforms the Pentium III by more than one speed grade on leading business and consumer applications, according to the Ziff-Davis Winstone 99 benchmark. "The AMD-K6-III processor with 3DNow technology is the ultimate sixth-generation PC processor for consumer enthusiasts and business power users," said S. Atiq Raza, AMD co-chief operating officer and chief technical officer. "By combining AMD's innovative 3DNow instructions with our new TriLevel Cache design, the AMD-K6-III processor delivers industry-leading performance in the Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT environments and enables a superior 3-D visual computing experience." AMD's TriLevel Cache design, an advanced cache memory architecture debuting in the K6-III, significantly boosts overall performance for Windows-compatible desktop PCs. The design enables the processor to handle instructions faster and deliver better performance at the same clock rate than the K6-2 processor and the Pentium III.
The 21.3-million transistor K6-III is manufactured on AMD's
0.25-micron, five-layer-metal process technology using local
interconnect and shallow-trench isolation at AMD's Fab 25 wafer
fabrication facility in Austin, Texas. It is packaged in a 100-MHz
Super7 platform-compatible, 321-pin
CPGA The AMD-K6-III/450 processor is priced at $476, and the AMD-K6-III/400 processor is priced at $284, each in 1,000-unit quantities. © 1998 CMP Media, Inc. |
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