Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[bobs10]

Taking a look at AMD they developed the K6 which led to


Me...

What's so funny about the K6? At the time I seem to remember the most notable difference between it and the K7 as being the triple piped FPU of the K7. The differences between the K6 and K7 were probably no more than between the K7 and K8, but then I'm obviously not a chip design expert. The K6-3 was somewhat of a letdown on a sales basis, but a lot of the features in the K6-3 showed up in the Athlon as I recall. The main problems I recall with the K6 series had to do with manufacturing them, not the design. Or maybe it was a problem similar to the P4 with design problems leading to manufacturing problems. I'll leave this to others more knowledgeable.