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May 26, 1998: AMD K6-2 Processor
<img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-24607" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_-275x300.png" alt="AMD K6-2 " width="275" height="300" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_-275x300.png 275w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_.png 464w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" />AMD K6-2
1998 – At the beginnings of the AMD / Intel battle, AMD brought out a processor to dual with Pentium II. The AMD K6-2 processor was a Super Socket 7 pin structure, which also was compatible with older Socket 7 motherboards.
With 9.3 million transistors, the K6-2 had a CPU clock rate of 266 to 550 MHz. Of course, these were single-core processors and had front side bus of either 66 or 100 MHz. The K6-2 also featured the MMX and 3DNow! instruction set.
The K6-2+ was added to keep up with Pentium III processors. The processor line only lasted a year and was ultimately replaced with K6 III.
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By Jeffrey Powers<img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-24607" data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_-275x300.png" alt="AMD K6-2 " width="275" height="300" srcset="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_-275x300.png 275w, https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/464px-AMD_K6-II_Processor_Logo.svg1_.png 464w" sizes="(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px" />AMD K6-2
1998 – At the beginnings of the AMD / Intel battle, AMD brought out a processor to dual with Pentium II. The AMD K6-2 processor was a Super Socket 7 pin structure, which also was compatible with older Socket 7 motherboards.
With 9.3 million transistors, the K6-2 had a CPU clock rate of 266 to 550 MHz. Of course, these were single-core processors and had front side bus of either 66 or 100 MHz. The K6-2 also featured the MMX and 3DNow! instruction set.
The K6-2+ was added to keep up with Pentium III processors. The processor line only lasted a year and was ultimately replaced with K6 III.
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