AMD K6-2
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The AMD K6-2 is a late-1990s x86-compatible microprocessor known for introducing 3DNow! SIMD instructions and offering strong budget performance against Intel’s Pentium II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AMD K6 family processor
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | K6-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | x86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| competitor | Intel Pentium II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Super Socket 7 motherboards ⓘ |
| dieCount | single-die processor ⓘ |
| era | late 1990s ⓘ |
| executionCore | out-of-order execution ⓘ |
| family | AMD K6 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontSideBusSpeed |
100 MHz
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66 MHz ⓘ |
| instructionSet | IA-32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInstructionSetExtension | 3DNow! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| L1CacheSize |
32 KB data cache
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32 KB instruction cache ⓘ |
| L2CacheLocation | motherboard-based cache ⓘ |
| launchClockSpeed | 266 MHz ⓘ |
| launchClockSpeed | 300 MHz ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Advanced Micro Devices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | budget performance processor ⓘ |
| marketSegment | desktop ⓘ |
| maxClockSpeed | 550 MHz ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
3DNow! SIMD instructions for 3D graphics acceleration
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compatibility with Socket 7 platform ⓘ strong price-to-performance ratio ⓘ |
| packageType | CPGA ⓘ |
| pipelineType | superscalar ⓘ |
| predecessor | AMD K6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processTechnology |
0.18 µm
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0.25 µm ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| SIMDExtension | 3DNow! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socket |
Socket 7
ⓘ
Super Socket 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | AMD K6-III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports3DNow! | yes ⓘ |
| supportsFloatingPointUnit | integrated FPU ⓘ |
| supportsMMX | yes ⓘ |
| targetOperatingSystems |
Linux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 9x NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transistorCount | 9.3 million (approximate) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
low-cost home PCs
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office desktop PCs ⓘ |
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