Author: Mark Young
Date: 21:24:49 07/15/98
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On July 15, 1998 at 20:00:54, Robert Pawlak wrote: >I have decided to upgrade my machine, and am strongly considering the K6. > >I have been following Ed's posts on the K6 with some interest. It appears as >though the K6's integer performance is better than that of a PII at the same >clock speed. It also appears from Ed's page that the K6 is a real screamer for >Rebel. > >The question is thus: do Ed's results also apply to other programs? I.e. I >believe that engines primarily use integer operations, and so it would seem to >my untrained eye that the performance Ed observes would also be manifest to >slightly lesser or greater extents by other engines. > >Any experiences or comments? > >If you have any experience with compatibility, I'd like to here those too. But >note that I posted a question on compatibility on r.g.c.c. also. > >Bob P. >Chess Widower's Home Page >Chess Software Reviews >http://members.aol.com/rjpawlak/ch_widow.html Most chess programs run better on a K6 MHz vs Mhz,but not all, Fritz 5 is better on a P II. I had the choice and chose the P II because of its better overall performance in running games and other programs. If you just plan on running chess programs then go for the K6 its cheaper and does run all programs well. So you can't go wrong either way. If running rebel is not your only reason for upgrading your computer, the P II 400 is the best choice right now. I love it. I have heard of some lock ups from people who use the K6 chip. But not for the new K6-3D chip. So if you want the K6 chip get the newer K6-3D.
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