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AMD K6

1997–1998

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In 1997, AMD released the K6 processor, replacing the AMD K5 processor. It was designed to compete with Intel's Pentium II. The original variant was discontinued within a year after they released the K6-2 3DNow! processor in May 1998.

AMD K6-2 3DNow!

1998–2003

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In 1998, AMD released a new version of K6 processor called K6-2 3DNow!. It was replaced by AMD Athlon processor in 1999 but they kept making K6-2 chips until 2003.

AMD K5
AMD K6/K6-2 3DNow!
Athlon (original)