AMD-K6-III/450AHX vs K6-2/450ACK
Primary details
Comparing K6-2/450ACK and AMD-K6-III/450AHX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD K6-2 | AMD K6-III |
| Architecture codename | K6-2 (1998−1999) | K6-III (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 20 September 1999 (25 years ago) | 13 May 1999 (25 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
K6-2/450ACK and AMD-K6-III/450AHX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | FSB |
| Bus rate | 99.99 MT/s | 99.99 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 0.25 µm | 0.25 µm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 9 Million | 21 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by K6-2/450ACK and AMD-K6-III/450AHX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 September 1999 | 13 May 1999 |
K6-2/450ACK has an age advantage of 4 months.
We couldn't decide between K6-2/450ACK and AMD-K6-III/450AHX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that K6-2/450ACK is a notebook processor while AMD-K6-III/450AHX is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between K6-2/450ACK and AMD-K6-III/450AHX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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