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ExtremeOC
05-10-01, 11:45 AM
just a die shrink?
better MMX/3dNOW?
mem transfer??

someone, gimme a hand, it's killin me.
Tomas
05-10-01, 11:47 AM
i think it had more cache and some improvement in 3dnow
Len
05-10-01, 11:58 AM
There is also a K6-2/3+ which I think was the result of a die shrink and overclocked must better.
Dr_Kildare
05-10-01, 07:48 PM
K6-3 had on-die cache if I remember correctly...

Read up on the techdocs over at http://www.amd.com
FRANK
05-10-01, 09:52 PM
K6III's have on die L1 & L2 cache (I don't recall how much)

The original K6's were built on the .24 micron proccess.

the "+" series were intended for laptops, and getting the proper BIOS can sometimes be a problem. The "+" series of chips moved to the .18 micron proccess and the K6-2+ also has L2cache, but only half as much as the K6III. Also, do to the .18 architecture, the "+" series, also have a lower default core voltage of 2.0V

I believe this is similar to the differences between the Pentium III and the second generation Celeron.
mrpcman
05-10-01, 11:10 PM
yeah. the k603 had L1 and L2 cache onboard and it used the cache on the mobo as "L3" cache.