Message-Id: <200001071127.FAA13545@lakdiva.slt.lk> From: "Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel" To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 05:27:45 +0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: assembly language and AMD processors In-reply-to: <3874F8E1.7F0ADC10@bigfoot.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12) Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: dj-admin AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On 6 Jan 00, at 20:19, JP Morris wrote: > Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote: > > No. The AMD 'Athlon' has the usual x86 instruction set, plus some > > extensions found in older AMD processors like K6-II and K6-III > > (3DNow!, replacing Intel's ISSE stuff). If that weren't the case, > > nobody would be using that new processor for Windows machines, would > > they? > > IIRC, the AMD chips have a RISC core that emulates the CISC > architecture. > There were rumours of a way to get the CPU to execute it's native RISC > instructions (which would be pretty smart), but rumours are all I've > heard. I have a Athlon cpu with my computer and all i can say is that this machine is blazingly fast. Especialy the floting points calculations It trashes equivalent Intel chips by a long way. For ex a 500 mhz Athlon can easily compete with a 600Mhz Intel. And the 700MHZ Athlon Is the fastest cpu on the planet, It beats the best intel can throw (the coppermine). AMD promises that because of it's advanced architecture it can extend the CPU speeds up to 1000MHZ (1GHZ) !. If so then this should be a real killer and put that trash Intel out of buisness (Thank God if this happens. Intel and M$ are the scourge of this planet). So If anyone is considering buying a new PC IMHO you should go for the athlon as the chips are faster and a lot cheaper than Intel ones. This is a positive gain in anyones equation. Kalum