I do not wish to go into much detail as to the architecture of the processors
or how they work in this guide as this comparison is intended to be a buyer's
tool and not solely a technical reference document. However, in order
to make specification comparison easier, the below table sums up the basic
differences between the processors compared here:
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| Maker | Intel | Intel | Intel | AMD | AMD | AMD | IBM~Macintosh |
| Name | Celeron | Pentium II | Pentium III | K6-2 | K6-III | Athlon | G4 |
| Transistors | 19 million | 7.5 million | 9.5 million | 8.8 million | 21.3 million | 22 million | 10.5 million |
| Core Voltage | 2.0v | 2.8v/2.0v | 2.0v | 2.2v/2.4v | 2.4v | 1.6v | 1.8v |
| M/B Interface | Slot-1/Socket-370 | Slot-1 | Slot-1 | Socket-7 | Socket-7 | Slot-A | Socket |
| L1 Cache | 16KB Data
16KB Instruction Set |
16KB Data
16KB Instruction Set |
16KB Data
16KB Instruction Set |
32KB Data
32KB Instruction Set |
32KB Data
32KB Instruction Set |
64KB Data
64KB Instruction Set |
32KB Data
32KB Instruction Set |
| L2 Cache | 128KB | 512KB | 512KB | 0KB ~ 2048KB | 256KB ~ 2048KB | 512KB ~ 2048KB | 1024KB ~
2048KB |
| L2 Cache Speed | CPU Clock Speed | 1/2 CPU Clock Speed | 1/2 CPU Clock Speed | FSB | CPU Clock Speed | 1/2 CPU Clock Speed | CPU Clock Speed |
| Available Clock Speeds (as of 9-99) | 300MHz - 600MHz | 233MHz - 450MHz | 450MHz - 1000MHz | 300MHz - 500MHz | 400MHz - 750MHz | 500MHz - 1000MHz | 400MHz -
500MHz |
The CPUs: What made it and what didn't
There are obviously quite a few desktop x86 CPUs that have been released over the past 2 years, and a comprehensive comparison of all of them would take much longer to perform and would be even more complex than the comparison you're about to read. The processors that did make it into the comparison were all desktop Intel processors clocked at 300MHz or greater (excluding the Celeron 300A which has since dried up in supply) and all desktop AMD processors clocked at 300MHz or greater (excluding the K6-300, only K6-2 and above processors were included).
I am leaving all Cyrix CPUs out of the picture because they simply do
not perform on the same level as the Pentium IIs and above.
The way I configured these systems for the TESTING.
Hardware
As of December, 1999.
| Pentium II ~ IIIs | Intel Celerons | AMD K6-2 ~ 3s | Athlons | |
| Motherboard | ABIT BX6 R2 | ABIT BX6 R2 + "Sloket" Adapter | Tyan Trinity S1598 | FIC SD11 |
| Memory (SD- RAM) | Memory 128MB PC133 SDRAM | Memory 128MB PC66 SDRAM | Memory 128MB PC133 SDRAM | Memory 128MB PC133 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | IBM Deskstar 27GXP 27GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD | IBM Deskstar 27GXP 27GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD | IBM Deskstar 27GXP 27GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD | IBM Deskstar 27GXP 27GB Ultra ATA 66 HDD |
| CD-ROM | Sony 66X | Sony 66X | Sony 66X | Sony 66X |
| Disk Controller | Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 | Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 | Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 | Ultra 66 - Ultra ATA 66 |
| Video Card | Diamond Viper V770 Ultra clocked at 150/183MHz (core/mem) 32 Megs | Diamond Viper V770 Ultra clocked at 150/183MHz (core/mem) 32 Megs | Diamond Viper V770 Ultra clocked at 150/183MHz (core/mem) 32 Megs | Diamond Viper V770 Ultra clocked at 150/183MHz (core/mem) 32 Megs |
Software
Operating System: Windows 98 SE
Time in Seconds (lower is better)
| Fastest time in Green | Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.1
(made for Intel CPUs) |
Adobe Photoshop 5.0
(made for Intel CPUs) |
LizardTech MrSID
(made for AMD CPUs) |
Adobe PhotoDeluxe
(made for AMD CPUs) |
| AMD Athlon 650 | 136.17 | 122.36 | 644.31 | 12.5 |
| AMD Athlon 600 | 144.69 | 136.12 | 656.12 | 13.7 |
| Intel Pentium III 600 | 96.7 | 84.1 | 743.7 | 13.8 |
| Intel Pentium III 550 | 104.0 | 88.9 | 803.5 | 15.1 |
| Intel Pentium III 500 | 108.3 | 92.7 | 885.1 | 16.3 |
| Intel Pentium III 450 | 117.2 | 101.7 | 902.0 | 18.2 |
| Intel Pentium II 400 | 208.9 | 190.4 | 905.1 | 20.4 |
| Intel Pentium II 350 | 235.0 | 212.7 | 993.8 | 23.2 |
| Intel Pentium II 300 | 280.0 | 241.3 | 1192.4 | 27.7 |
| Intel Celeron 500 | 191.94 | 171.2 | 1006.8 | 18 |
| Intel Celeron 400 | 225.86 | 199.07 | 1102.6 | 22 |
| AMD K6-III 450 | 236.39 | 204.88 | 914.7 | 18.1 |
| AMD K6-2 450 | 260.89 | 220.1 | 1183.4 | 20.6 |
| AMD K6-2 400 | 282.39 | 238.17 | 1219.47 | 22.7 |
| AMD K6-2 300 | 353.32 | 297.91 | 1326.4 | 28.8 |
| Fastest in green | CorelDRAW 8.0 | Avid Elastic Reality 3.1 | Photoshop 4.0.1 | |
| AMD Athlon 650 | 143.73 | 69.13 | 65.72 | |
| AMD Athlon 600 | 156.13 | 77.21 | 68.9 | |
| Intel Pentium III 600 | 175.7 | 80.7 | 73.7 | |
| Intel Pentium III 550 | 189.0 | 85.3 | 78.4 | |
| Intel Pentium III 500 | 207.5 | 92.3 | 84.8 | |
| Intel Pentium III 450 | 228.8 | 101.4 | 92.8 | |
| Intel Pentium II 400 | 246.8 | 108.7 | 99.2 | |
| Intel Pentium II 350 | 278.7 | 122.2 | 110.3 | |
| Intel Pentium II 300 | 330.4 | 147.3 | 130.7 | |
| Intel Celeron 500 | 228.71 | 92.73 | 94.79 | |
| Intel Celeron 400 | 269.43 | 112.71 | 110.93 | |
| AMD K6-III 450 | 234.55 | 114.03 | 96.96 | |
| AMD K6-2 400 | 312.6 | 163.07 | 118.5 | |
| AMD K6-2 300 | 379.96 | 197.58 | 144.02 |
As you can see Intel has some real competition!
As of September, 1999
Prices for Windows machines has been falling very fast. So fast, in
fact, that current prices are less than half the listed price here.
As of June, 1999
.
The $1,700 area
Apple' s G3 400 MHz and Intel's P3
550 MHz
.
The $1,000 area
Apple's iMac 233, Intel's P2 450
MHz, and AMD's K6-2 450MHz
.
| Item | Apple's G3 400 MHz | Intel's P3 500 MHz | Comments... |
| CPU | POWER MACINTOSH G3 at 400 MHz PowerPC G3 | Intel Pentium III at 550 MHz | |
| Level 2 Cache memory | 1,000 Kb (100 MHz) | 512 Kb (275 MHz) | |
| RAM installed | 128 MB (66 MHz SDRAM) | 128 MB (100 MHz SDRAM) | |
| Hard Drive, interface | 9.0GB, Ultra SCSI | 9.1GB, Ultra ATA | Both rotate at 7,200 RPM |
| Graphic Card, interface, memory | ATI Rage 128, Standard with 16MB | ATI Rage 128, AGP slot with 16 Mb | |
| Monitor | 17" (16.0 Viewable .26 dpi) Apple Studio Display | 17"(16.1 Viewable .26 dpi) Sony Trinitron 1600HS | |
| DVD Drive | 4.8 DVD ROM Drive & Decoder Card | 4.8 DVD ROM Drive & Decoder Card | |
| CD-RW Drive | -- | -- | |
| Backup, ZIP | -- | -- | |
| Network Card | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet | |
| Modem | 3Com USRobotics 56K V.90 Winmodem | 3Com USRobotics PCI 56K V.90 Winmodem with Voice | |
| Printer | -- | -- | |
| Scanner | -- | -- | |
| Speech Recognition | -- | -- | |
| Black-out battery device, for power black-outs. | -- | -- | |
| Digital Camera | -- | -- | |
| OS | Mac OS 8.6 | Windows 98 | |
| PRICE | $ 3,500.00 | $ 1,700.00 | |
.
Review-
The Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 MHz
The Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 MHz CPU's performance is truly mind boggling,
with scores that match an Intel PIII 550 MHz on some programs. These
programs include Adobe Photoshop 5.02 and FileMaker Pro 4.01. This
may be due in part to the G3's fast Wide Ultra SCSI-3 Hard Drive and CPU
architectural design. . The G3 400 uses the same minitower
design as the G3/233 and G3/266 machines, offering three PCI slots, three
synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots and two 5.25-inch drive bays (with front-panel
access so that they can be used for removable storage or for fixed hard
drives). . As far as equipment added, this G3 has less
than a similar priced PIII. The fancy USB mouse was nice, but I had to
go out and buy a kingston's model, this was because the stock one is shaped
like a UFO, and my hand is not, is yours????? . Aside
from it's price and lack of included equipment (scanner, printer, CD-RW,
ect.), there's little change from last month.
The Intel Pentium III 550 MHz The Intel
Pentium III 550 MHz CPU's performance shines when in areas the G3 does
not. For Example, it scored higher in the Photoshop Pixelate Mosaic
filter based on a 40MB file and in the Photoshop Twirl filter applied to
the same file. In these two tasks, the PIII outperformed the G3 by
less than 15%, which is unnoticeable by human eyes. In the 3D gaming area,
however the PIII really shines while running games like Unreal, Tomb Raider
III, or Quake 2 with higher, smoother frame rates. .
The PIII comes in a desktop or minitower design. Equipped with a
motherboard from Asus, this PIII has one graphics (AGP) slot, four PCI
slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots that can handle 768 Mb
of RAM. . As far as equipment, this PIII has everything
for this price (scanners, printers, ect.) . This computer
is made for home use and business use.
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| Item | Apple's iMac 333 MHz | Intel's P3 450 MHz | AMD's K6-2 400 MHz | Comments |
| CPU | POWER MACINTOSH G3 at 333 MHz PowerPC G3 | Intel Pentium III at 450 MHz | AMD K6 with 3D NOW!, MMX at 450MHz | |
| Level 2 Cache memory | 512 Kb (133 MHz) | 512 Kb (225 MHz) | 1,024 Kb (200MHz) | |
| RAM installed | 32 Megs (66 MHz SDRAM) | 64 Megs (100 MHz SDRAM) | 64 Megs (100 MHz SDRAM) | PC100 SDRAM is now just $1 a meg on a 64 Meg Chip |
| Hard Drive, interface | 6.0 GB, Utra IDE | 9.1 GB, Ultra ATA | 6.8 GB, Ultra DMA | |
| Graphic Card, interface, memory | ATI Pro, Standard with 4 MB. | ATI Expert@ work, AGP with 8 MB. | ATI Pro, Standard with 4 MB. | |
| Monitor | 15"(.26 dpi) SVGA | 17" (.26 dpi) SVGA | 15" (.26 dpi) SVGA | |
| DVD Drive | -- | -- | -- | |
| CD-RW Drive | 24X CD-ROM | 40X CD-ROM | 32X CD-ROM | |
| Backup, ZIP | -- | -- | -- | |
| Network Card | Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) | -- | |
| Modem | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | |
| Printer | -- | -- | -- | |
| Scanner | -- | -- | -- | |
| Speech Recognition | -- | -- | -- | |
| Black-out battery device, for power black-outs. | -- | -- | -- | |
| Digital Camera | -- | -- | -- | |
| OS | Mac 8.6 | Windows 98 | WinMac99/win98 | |
| PRICE | $1,199.00 | $1,199.00 | $995.00 | |
Review-
The Apple Power Macintosh iMac 333 MHz
The Apple Power Macintosh iMac 233 MHz CPU's performance is very high for
a 333 MHz CPU. But not this CPU is starved for data with it's slow 66 MHz
bus. Inside, the user will find upgrade options limited.
But with a built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) this little
machine is made for Networking! In fact, to Network these guys, the
user only needs to pull RJ-45 lines between them, connect to the Ethernet
card, power-up, go to the control panel, and add the new network.
It is rather easy and the help files take you step by step. .
As far as equipment added, this iMac is made for networking! This is a
good thing, because you must be on a network to transfer files between
these cute computers. The fancy USB iMac mouse was nice to look at,but
hard to use! So, I had to go out and buy a "iMac" Kingston's model, this
was because the stock one is shaped like a UFO, and my hand is not, is
yours? . Aside from it's lack of a writable removable
disk drive, there's little to dislike about this machine. The all-in-one
design makes setup a snap - an area where Apple has been good at. The downside
is that some of these machines from Apple have a lock up problem, which
I was unable to to get over. This may be due to Mac OS 4.6, which
may have a bug or two to iron out.
Review
The Intel Pentium III 450 MHz The Intel
Pentium III 450 MHz CPU's performance shines when 3D games like Unreal,
Tomb Raider III, or Quake 2 are played with higher, smoother frame rates.
. The PIII 450 MHz comes in a desktop or minitower design.
Equipped with a motherboard from Asus, this PII has one graphics (AGP)
slot, four PCI slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots that can
handle 768 Mb of RAM. . As far as equipment, this PII
has everything the normal user needs. The built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
connector (RJ-45) makes networking setup very easy as with the iMac.
But for an even easier setup, buy the $100 wireless Network card, that
handles everything for you (each wireless network card is $100). .
This computer is made for home use and business use. With the true
PIII, Chipset, this CPU really flies.
Review
The AMD K6-2 450 MHz The AMD chips have
arrived, finally, but next to a true Intel, it become clear that AMD still
needs to play harder in the game. . The AMD 450 MHz comes
in a desktop or minitower design. Equipped with a motherboard from
Matsonic, this AMD has one graphics (AGP) slot, three PCI slots, two ISA
slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots that can handle 768 Mb
of RAM. . As far as equipment, this AMD has everything
the normal user needs, minus the built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector.
. This computer is made for home and business use.
With the Aladdin V Chipset, this CPU really flies. The price is right
at only $995.00 Back to the top
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As of May, 1999
.
The $4,000 area
Apple' s G3 400 MHz and Intel's P3 500
MHz
.
The $1,000 area
Apple's iMac 233, Intel's P2 450 MHz,
and AMD's K6-2 400MHz
.
The $400 area
Apple is not there yet, Cyrix MII 266,
and Cyrix MII 300 MHz
.
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| Item | Apple's G3 400 MHz | Intel's P3 500 MHz | Comments... |
| CPU | POWER MACINTOSH G3 at 400 MHz PowerPC G3 | Intel Pentium III at 500 MHz | Intel is still using the PII, BX Chipset. A True P3 chipset will be out soon. |
| Level 2 Cache memory | 1,000 Kb (100 MHz) | 512 Kb (250 MHz) | Smaller Cache hurts performance! |
| RAM installed | 256 MB (66 MHz SDRAM) | 256 MB (100 MHz SDRAM) | |
| Hard Drive, interface | 9.0GB, Ultra SCSI | 9.1GB, Ultra ATA | Both rotate at 7,200 RPM |
| Graphic Card, interface, memory | ATI Rage 128, Standard with 16MB | ATI Rage 128, AGP slot with 16 Mb | |
| Monitor | 21" (19.8 Viewable .26 dpi) Apple Studio Display | 21” (19.8 Viewable .26 dpi) Sony Trinitron 1600HS | |
| DVD Drive | 4.8 DVD ROM Drive & Decoder Card | 4.8 DVD ROM Drive & Decoder Card with TV Out | |
| CD-RW Drive | -- | Sony 100X QuickWrite Drive | |
| Backup, ZIP | -- | Iomega Zip 100MB Built in Drive w/disk | |
| Network Card | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet | |
| Modem | 3Com USRobotics 56K V.90 Winmodem | 3Com USRobotics PCI 56K V.90 Winmodem with Voice | |
| Printer | -- | HP DeskJet 895Cse Color Printer, USB | |
| Scanner | -- | HP ScanJet 6200Cse: Advanced, flexible scanning | |
| Speech Recognition | -- | Dragon Speech Recognition | |
| Black-out battery device, for power black-outs. | -- | APC Back-UPS Pro 650 PnP: Premium power back up | |
| Digital Camera | -- | Kodak DVC323 Digital Video Camera | |
| OS | Mac OS 8.5.1 | Windows 98 | |
| PRICE | $ 4,152.00 | $ 3,958.00 | |
.
Review-
The Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 MHz
The Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 MHz CPU's performance is truly mind boggling,
with 10% to 15% better scores than an Intel PIII 500 MHz on some programs.
These programs include Adobe Photoshop 5.02 and FileMaker Pro 4.01.
This may be due in part to the G3's fast Wide Ultra SCSI-3 Hard Drive and
CPU architectural design. . The G3 400 uses the same
minitower design as the G3/233 and G3/266 machines, offering three PCI
slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots and two 5.25-inch drive
bays (with front-panel access so that they can be used for removable storage
or for fixed hard drives). . As far as equipment added,
this G3 has less than a similar priced PIII. The fancy USB mouse was nice,
but I had to go out and buy a kingston's model, this was because the stock
one is shaped like a UFO, and my hand is not, is yours????? .
Aside from it's high price ( $ 5,017.00 )and lack of included equipment
(scanner, printer, CD-RW, ect.), there's little to dislike about this machine.
The minitower design makes working inside the computer easy - an area where
Apple has been downright user-hostile in the past - and while expansion
possibilities are limited, the vast majority of users will find everything
they need is already in the box. .
Review
The Intel Pentium III 500 MHz The Intel
Pentium III 500 MHz CPU's performance shines when in areas the G3 does
not. For Example, it scored higher in the Photoshop Pixelate Mosaic
filter based on a 40MB file and in the Photoshop Twirl filter applied to
the same file. In these two tasks, the PIII outperformed the G3 by
less than 10%, which is unnoticeable by human eyes. In the 3D gaming area,
however the PIII really shines while running games like Unreal, Tomb Raider
III, or Quake 2 with higher, smoother frame rates. .
The PIII comes in a desktop or minitower design. Equipped with a
motherboard from Asus, this PIII has one graphics (AGP) slot, four PCI
slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots that can handle 768 Mb
of RAM. . As far as equipment, this PIII has everything
for this price (scanners, printers, ect.) . This computer
is made for home use and business use. When Intel comes out with
the the true PIII Chipset, this CPU will really fly. As for price,
take away the scanner, printer, CD-RW, Zip backup, Battery Backup, Voice
software, and the Sony Camera, and the price drops to just $ 1,900.00!
Back to the top
| Item | Apple's iMac 233 MHz | Intel's P2 450 MHz | AMD's K6-2 400 MHz | Comments |
| CPU | POWER MACINTOSH G3 at 233 MHz PowerPC G3 | Intel Pentium II at 450 MHz | AMD K6 with 3D NOW!, MMX at 400MHz | |
| Level 2 Cache memory | 512 Kb (133 MHz) | 512 Kb (225 MHz) | 1,024 Kb (200MHz) | |
| RAM installed | 32 Megs (66 MHz SDRAM) | 64 Megs (100 MHz SDRAM) | 64 Megs (100 MHz SDRAM) | PC100 SDRAM is now just $1 a meg on a 64 Meg Chip |
| Hard Drive, interface | 4.0 GB, Utra IDE | 4.0 GB, Ultra ATA | 6.8 GB, Ultra DMA | |
| Graphic Card, interface, memory | ATI Pro, Standard with 4 MB. | ATI Expert@ work, AGP with 8 MB. | ATI Pro, Standard with 4 MB. | |
| Monitor | 15"(.26 dpi) SVGA | 15" (.26 dpi) SVGA | 15" (.26 dpi) SVGA | |
| DVD Drive | -- | -- | -- | |
| CD-RW Drive | 24X CD-ROM | 40X CD-ROM | 32X CD-ROM | |
| Backup, ZIP | -- | -- | -- | |
| Network Card | Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) | 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) | -- | |
| Modem | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | |
| Printer | -- | -- | -- | |
| Scanner | -- | -- | -- | |
| Speech Recognition | -- | -- | -- | |
| Black-out battery device, for power black-outs. | -- | -- | -- | |
| Digital Camera | -- | -- | -- | |
| OS | Mac 8.5 | Windows 98 | WinMac99/win98 | |
| PRICE | $959.00 | $959.00 | $995.00 | |
Review-
The Apple Power Macintosh iMac 233 MHz
The Apple Power Macintosh iMac 233 MHz CPU's performance is very high for
a 233 MHz CPU! This may be due in part to the G3's CPU architectural
design. It's marks are around the same as a PII 350 MHz running a 100 MHz
bus! . The iMac uses a cute case design, which can be
ordered in five colours. Inside, the user will find upgrade options
limited. But with a built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45) this
little machine is made for Networking! In fact, to Network these
guys, the user only needs to pull RJ-45 lines between them, connect to
the Ethernet card, power-up, go to the control panel, and add the new network.
It is rather easy and the help files take you step by step. .
As far as equipment added, this iMac is made for networking! This is a
good thing, because you must be on a network to transfer files between
these cute computers. The fancy USB iMac mouse was nice to look at,but
hard to use! So, I had to go out and buy a "iMac" Kingston's model, this
was because the stock one is shaped like a UFO, and my hand is not, is
yours? . Aside from it's lack of a writable removable
disk drive, there's little to dislike about this machine. The all-in-one
design makes setup a snap - an area where Apple has been good at. .
Review
The Intel Pentium II 450 MHz The Intel
Pentium III 450 MHz CPU's performance shines when 3D games like Unreal,
Tomb Raider III, or Quake 2 are played with higher, smoother frame rates.
. The PII 450 MHz comes in a desktop or minitower design.
Equipped with a motherboard from Asus, this PII has one graphics (AGP)
slot, four PCI slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM slots that can
handle 768 Mb of RAM. . As far as equipment, this PII
has everything the normal user needs. The built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
connector (RJ-45) makes networking setup very easy as with the iMac.
But for an even easier setup, buy the $100 wireless Network card, that
handles everything for you (each wireless network card is $100). .
This computer is made for home use and business use. With the true
PII, BX Chipset, this CPU really flies. Older reviews tested the
PII before the BX chipset was out, so the performance marks suffered. The
price is right at only $959.00
Review
The AMD K6-2 400 MHz The AMD chips have
come a long way in their performance to price ratio, but next to a true
Intel, it become clear that AMD still needs to play harder in the game.
. The AMD 400 MHz comes in a desktop or minitower design.
Equipped with a motherboard from Matsonic, this AMD has one graphics (AGP)
slot, three PCI slots, two ISA slots, three synchronous dynamic RAM DIMM
slots that can handle 768 Mb of RAM. . As far as equipment,
this AMD has everything the normal user needs, minus the built-in 10/100BASE-T
Ethernet connector. . This computer is made for home
and business use. With the Aladdin V Chipset, this CPU really flies.
The price is right at only $995.00 Back to
the top
| Item | Cyrix MII 266 MHz | Cyrix MII 300 MHz | Comments |
| CPU | Cyrix IBM MII 266 MHz | Cyrix IBM MII 300 MHz | ALL NEW |
| Level 2 Cache | 512 Kb | 1024 Kb | |
| RAM installed | 32 Megs (66 MHz SDRAM) | 32 Megs (66 MHz SDRAM) | |
| Hard Drive, interface | 2.1 Utra DMA | 2.1 Utra DMA | |
| Graphic Card, interface, memory | Built-in video | 2D/3D Trident, PCI with 4 MB | |
| Monitor | not included | 14" (.28 dpi) SVGA | |
| CD-ROM Drive | 24 X internal | 24X internal | |
| Modem | not included | 56-Kbps modem supports K56flex and V.90 standards (RJ-11) | |
| OS | Windows 98 (ver. b) | Windows 98 (ver. b) | |
| PRICE | $389.00 | $420.00 | |
Review This is a basic system that gets the work done at a very nice price. 3D game performance is not too hot, but this CPU is made for running 2D Windows 98 very fast.
I normally do not build computers with the Cyrix IBM CPU, because it is not the best performer for it's MHz range compared to the Intel CPUs.
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