Editing amd/k6

{{amd title|K6}}
{{ic family
| title             = AMD K6
| image             = amd k6 logo.svg
| caption           = Marketing Logo
| developer         = AMD
| manufacturer      = AMD
| type              = Microprocessors
| first announced   = 
| first launched    = April 2, 1997
| production start  = 1997
| production end    = 
| arch              = Pentium-compatible superscalar microprocessors with MMX
| isa               = IA-32
| microarch         = K6
| word              = 32 bit
| proc              = 350 nm
| proc 2            = 250 nm
| tech              = CMOS
| clock min         = 166 MHz
| clock max         = 300 MHz
| package           = CPGA-321
| package 2         = 
| socket            = Socket 7
| socket 2          = 

| succession       = Yes
| predecessor      = K5
| predecessor link = amd/k5
| successor        = K6-2
| successor link   = amd/k6-2
}}
'''K6''' was a family of {{arch|32}} [[x86]] microprocessors designed by [[AMD]] and introduced in early 1997 as a successor to their {{amd|K5}} line. Contrary to its namesake, K6 design is entirely [[NexGen]]'s and not based on {{amd|K5}} (See [[#Overview|§ Overview]]). K6 lower cost along with superior performance (comparable or better than {{intel|Pentium II}}'s clock-for-clock) made these processors a viable alternative to Intel's. K6 gained wide acceptance in the PC market.

== Overview ==
In October of [[1995]], when AMD was suffering a number of setbacks in their {{amd|K5}} design (so much so that AMD's profitability depended on {{amd|Am5x86}}), a small fabless company by the name of [[NexGen]] was making headway by announcing their 6th generation [[x86]], {{nexgen|Nx686}}, at the 8th Annual [[Microprocessor Forum]] in San Jose, California. The Nx686 was a very advanced microprocessor based on their previous {{nexgen|RISC86}} microarchitecture which was a [[RISC]] core that translated [[CISC]] instructions into smaller [[µops]]. The chip managed to comfortably take on Pentium, being a [[superscalar]] with [[speculative execution|speculative]] [[out-of-order execution|out-of-order]] execution and supporting {{x86|MMX}}.

Following AMD's late arrival of {{amd|K5}} and additional delays after release due to subpar performance with the first design (SSA/5), AMD was already well into designing their next generation of chips. AMD couldn't afford the same sort of problems with K6 as they did with K5. In 1995 AMD was in bad shape as far as the K5 and K6 designs go; at the same time NexGen had a great product and engineering team but no real outlet to manufacture and sell it (at least not one that could compete with Intel's). On October 21, [[1995]] AMD announced that they will be buying [[NexGen]] for about $857 million in stock.

Following the acquisition of NexGen, AMD simply scrapped their own K6 design and renamed Nx686 K6 instead. The design underwent a number of small modifications: the chip was modified to be bus and pin-compatible with Intel's Pentium, making it a drop-in replacement/alternative to any Intel's [[Socket 7]] motherboard. 

Launched in April [[1997]], the final result was AMD's '''K6''' - an entirely [[NexGen]]'s designed microarchitecture, bus-compatible, pin-compatible, and software-compatible with Intel's Pentium including superior FPU and MMX support. Selling well under Pentium prices allowed K6 processors to gain widespread acceptance.

Early K6 processors were given PR2 ratings ({{intel|Pentium II}}-based performance rating), however the rating system was dropped just a few months later because the chips were performing as well or better than {{intel|Pentium II}} processors at the same frequency.

== Architecture ==
{{main|amd/microarchitectures/k6|l1=K6 Microarchitecture}}
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== Die Shot ==
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== Members ==
Originally released for Desktops only, after a process shrink AMD released a number of mobile processors as well.

=== Desktop Models ===
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<tr><th colspan="11" style="background:#D6D6FF;">Desktop K6 Processors</th></tr>
<tr><th>Model</th><th>Launched</th><th>Process</th><th>Freq</th><th>Mult.</th><th>Bus</th><th>Max Mem</th><th>V<sub>CORE</sub></th><th>Package</th><th>Min T<sub>case</sub></th><th>Max T<sub>case</sub></th></tr>
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=== Mobile Models ===
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<table class="wikitable sortable">
<tr><th colspan="11" style="background:#D6D6FF;">Mobile K6 Processors</th></tr>
<tr><th>Model</th><th>Launched</th><th>Process</th><th>Freq</th><th>Mult.</th><th>Bus</th><th>Max Mem</th><th>V<sub>CORE</sub></th><th>Package</th><th>Min T<sub>case</sub></th><th>Max T<sub>case</sub></th></tr>
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 | image             = amd k6 logo.svg
 | caption           = Marketing Logo
-| developer         = NexGen
+| developer         = AMD
-| developer 2       = AMD
 | manufacturer      = AMD
 | type              = Microprocessors
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 | production start  = 1997
 | production end    =
-| arch              = Pentium II-compatible superscalar microprocessors with MMX
+| arch              = Pentium-compatible superscalar microprocessors with MMX
 | isa               = IA-32
 | microarch         = K6
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 == Overview ==
-[[File:KL AMD K6 LittleFoot.jpg|thumb|left|125px|{{\|AMD-K6/300AFR}}]]
 In October of [[1995]], when AMD was suffering a number of setbacks in their {{amd|K5}} design (so much so that AMD's profitability depended on {{amd|Am5x86}}), a small fabless company by the name of [[NexGen]] was making headway by announcing their 6th generation [[x86]], {{nexgen|Nx686}}, at the 8th Annual [[Microprocessor Forum]] in San Jose, California. The Nx686 was a very advanced microprocessor based on their previous {{nexgen|RISC86}} microarchitecture which was a [[RISC]] core that translated [[CISC]] instructions into smaller [[µops]]. The chip managed to comfortably take on Pentium, being a [[superscalar]] with [[speculative execution|speculative]] [[out-of-order execution|out-of-order]] execution and supporting {{x86|MMX}}.
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 == Architecture ==
 {{main|amd/microarchitectures/k6|l1=K6 Microarchitecture}}
-[[File:AMDK61a.jpg|thumb|right|150px|CPGA-321]]
 {{empty section}}
-=== Developers ===
-* Greg Favor, Chief Architect, [[NexGen]]
 == Die Shot ==
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-== Documents ==
-=== DataSheet ===
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 Processor DataSheet (June, 1997).pdf|AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor Multimedia Technology]]; Publication #20695 Revision E/0; June 1997
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 Processor DataSheet (March, 1998).pdf|AMD-K6 Processor Data Sheet]]; Publication #20695 Revision H/0; March 1998
-* [[:File:Mobile AMD-K6 Processor Data Sheet (September, 1998).pdf|Mobile AMD-K6 Processor Data Sheet]]; Publication #21049 Revision H/0; September 1999
-=== Software ===
-* [[:File:AMD K86 Family BIOS and Software Tools Developers Guide (March, 1997).pdf|AMD K86 Family BIOS and Software Tools Developers Guide]]; Publication #21062 Revision C/0, March 1997
-* [[:File:AMD K86 Family BIOS and Software Tools Developers Guide (June, 1997).pdf|AMD K86 Family BIOS and Software Tools Developers Guide]]; Publication #21062 Revision E/O, June 1997
-* [[:File:Embedded AMD-K6 Processors BIOS Design Guide (November, 2000).pdf|Embedded AMD-K6 Processors BIOS Design Guide]]; Publication #23913 Revision A/0; November 2000
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 MMX Processor Multimedia Extensions (March, 1997).pdf|AMD-K6 MMX Processor Multimedia Extensions]]; Publication #20726 Revision B/0, March 1997
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor Multimedia Technology (January, 2000).pdf|AMD-K6 MMX Enhanced Processor Multimedia Technology]]; Publication #20726 Revision D/0; January 2000
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 MMX Processor I-O Model (March, 1997).pdf|AMD-K6 MMX Processor I/O Model]]; Publication #21084 Revision A/0, March 1997
-=== Other ===
-* [[:File:AMD-K6 Processor Revision Guide - Model 7 (June, 1999).pdf|AMD-K6 Processor Revision Guide - Model 7]]; Publication #21846 Revision H/0; June 1999
-* [[:File:AMD Processor Recognition (January, 1997).pdf|K6 AMD PROCESSOR RECOGNITION Application Note]]; Publication #20734 Revision D/0, January 1997
-== See also ==
-* {{intel|Pentium II}}
-* {{amd|K5}}
designer	NexGen + and AMD +
first launched	April 2, 1997 +
full page name	amd/k6 +
instance of	microprocessor family +
instruction set architecture	IA-32 +
main designer	NexGen +
manufacturer	AMD +
microarchitecture	K6 +
name	AMD K6 +
package	CPGA-321 +
process	350 nm (0.35 μm, 3.5e-4 mm) + and 250 nm (0.25 μm, 2.5e-4 mm) +
socket	Socket 7 +
technology	CMOS +
word size	32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) +