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Whicp cpu is better

  • 11-09-2001 10:56am
    #1
    wish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Hi, I have just haven to come into a cpu I was wondering if you guys could comment on whic is better.

    (I) Cyrix 333 with MMX

    &&

    (II) AMD K-6 233

    I have been told that cyrix give there chips a PR rating not the actual MHz that it should run on.


Comments

  • #2
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    Yes, the cyrix is not running at 333, more like 262. Anyway, both chips are brutal, and do not buy them if you intend to play games. The amd chip is possibly a little more reliable than the cyrix.


  • #3
    wish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭wish


    Well I am not buying either of, them my comp has the cyrix and a friend had the amd k-6, so he just gave it to me.

    any way could you point me to some bench marking software, such that I could test the cyrix and the amd and see which is better.
    ;)


  • #4
    GenX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 132 ✭✭GenX


    go to www.madonion.com and get benchmark 2001. its good if you have a geforce GFX card especially.

    GenX


  • #5
    JustHalf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭JustHalf


    Are you suggesting he run 3DMark 2001 on a K6 233?

    HA! ;)


  • #6
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    You should really read posts thoroughly before replying, nobody is going to waste a geforce on a k6-233 or a cyrix of any description. For a real world benchmark, I suggest quake1. At the console type timedemo demo2


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  • #7
    BoobeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 760 ✭✭✭BoobeR


    SiSoft Sandra 2001 tests the CPU power the best..try that, its easy use too


  • #8
    Kali
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭Kali


    If you want actual cpu performance then I'd reccomend getting your hands on an old copy of norton utilities for windows, although as said quake1 (non-gl) would be a good interim measure as they'd both be using the same memory interfaces anyway.


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