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| 3rd quarter 1998 |
Mendocino
A Celeron with 128K of on-chip L2 cache.
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K6-2
Features a faster MMX unit and 3DNow!
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MII
Essentially a renamed 6x86MX that runs at higher core and bus speeds.
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WinChip 2
Features faster FP and MMX units as well as 3DNow!
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| 4th quarter 1998 |
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K6-3
Features 256K of on-chip L2 cache.
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WinChip 2+
Features 128K of on-chip L1 cache, twice as much as the WinChip 2.
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| 1st quarter 1999 |
Katmai
Adds a set of extensions called KNI (Katmai New Instructions).
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MXi
Features a much faster CPU core and 3D graphics unit.
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| 2nd quarter 1999 |
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K7
AMD's next-generation CPU; uses the new Slot A bus.
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WinChip 3
Super-pipelined for high clock speed.
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| 3rd quarter 1999 |
Merced
Shipping date planned for the second half of 1999 has been postponed until mid-2000 |
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WinChip 2+NB
Eliminates the processor bus, allowing for high-speed access to the L2 cache and DRAM.
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