AMD K6-300

by Anand Lal Shimpi on July 20, 1998 2:55 PM EST
Again we are faced with the same dilemma, K6 or Pentium II?  A quick recheck of the average prices on the Net resulted in a rewording of the Conclusion to this review.  The AMD K6-300 and a MVP3 board will run you at least $100 less than a Pentium II 300/LX combo.  That itself is a big enough difference to want to go with a K6-300, however it doesn't end there.   In order to make a accurate comparison you must use a Pentium II - 300 running on a 100MHz bus speed, available on a BX board...making that price difference even more than $100. 

AMD managed to pull a knock-out in this Second Round, let's see how well the availability of the K6-300 stands, and hopefully the price will continue to drop making this an even better deal.  The K6-300 isn't the fastest thing out there, but for those of us that can't afford the outstanding price of the newly released Pentium II - 400 it becomes a much more intelligent choice.

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