AMD-K6-2E Datasheet, PDF (23/332 Pages) Advanced Micro Devices – AMD-K6™-2E Embedded Processor

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Preliminary Information
AMD-K6™-2E Processor Data Sheet
Super7™ Platform Enhancements
s 100-MHz processor bus—The AMD-K6-2E processor supports a 100-MHz, 800
Mbyte/second frontside bus to provide a high-speed interface to Super7
platform-based chipsets. The 100-MHz interface to the frontside Level 2 (L2)
cache and main system memory speeds up access to the frontside cache and main
memory by 50 percent over the 66-MHz Socket 7 interface, resulting in a
significant increase of 10% in overall system performance.
s Accelerated graphics port support —AGP improves the performance of video
graphics systems that have small amounts of video memory on the graphics card.
The industry-standard AGP specification enables a 133-MHz graphics interface
and will scale to even higher levels of performance.
s Support for backside L2 and frontside L3 cache—The Super7 platform has the
‘headroom’ to support higher-performance AMD-K6 processors with clock speeds
scaling to 500 MHz and beyond. The Super7 platform also supports the
AMD-K6-III processor, which features a full-speed, internal backside 256-Kbyte L2
cache designed to deliver new levels of system performance to desktop and
notebook PC systems. The AMD-K6-III processor also supports an optional
100-MHz frontside L3 cache for even higher-performance system configurations.
Super7™ Platform Advantages
The Super7 platform has the following advantages:
s Delivers performance and features competitive with alternate platforms at the
same clock speed, and at a significantly lower cost
s Takes advantage of existing system designs for superior value
s Enables OEMs and resellers to take advantage of mature, high-volume
infrastructure supported by multiple BIOS, chipset, graphics, and motherboard
suppliers
s Reduces inventory and design costs with one motherboard for a wide range of
products
s Builds on a huge installed base of more than 100 million motherboards
s Provides an easy upgrade path for future embedded applications, as well as a
bridge to legacy applications
By taking advantage of the low-cost, mature Socket 7 infrastructure, the Super7
platform will continue to provide superior value and leading-edge performance for
embedded systems.
Chapter 1
AMD-K6™-2E Processor
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