Cyrix happenings and info
Fullon3d has a short bit on what's
shakin' over at Cyrix with the recent events (VIA's
acquisition). Looks like they're still targeting the low-end while Intel and
AMD shoot it out on the pricier points:
- both Gobi and Jalapeno CPUs are Socket 370, no more Super7. They are expected to cooperate with all Socket370 boards if the board maker adds the BIOS support so the full existing 370 infrastructure can be used and receive 3DNow! support via Cyrix CPUs
- the 3DNow! unit will run at full core speed and is dual-issue pipelined like the K6-X units
- the x87 units are improved by making them dual-issued and pipelined as well, as opposed to the MII FPU that is single-issue and non-pipelined. Source refuses to make claims on how much faster that makes them, though.
- Only Jalapeno is expected to hit 750/1000 MHz, which is expected to launch in the latter half of 2000. The release speed grade is up in the air for lack of silicon versions of the chip so far.
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