K6 = P3?

emetib · 02-13-2003, 11:00 PM

is the amd K6-3 500MHz equal to a p3? quick and easy. i'm looking at installing a firewall with a dmz and the hardware reqs say that to run the dmz i need a p3 equivilent processor. so is it?

thanks.

amish_geek · 02-14-2003, 12:11 AM

The AMD K6-3 500Mhz is comparable to the P3. Try it, and if you have problems move to something more powerfull. But the K6-3 was initially made to compete with the P3, especially at the lower speeds like 500mhz

~Amish

emetib · 02-14-2003, 03:41 PM

thanks, i'm trying to find a cpu for a socket 7 mb. so that's what i've found so far for the price that i would want to pay to upgrade.

old system for a firewall, got it for free and i think that i toasted the cpu. i was playing with the jumpers and now i can't get it to boot anything, not even a dos prompt.

it's good to see another minnesotian on the board. i'm down in st. paul.

thanks again.

amish_geek · 02-14-2003, 04:07 PM

Ya sure you betcha! Us minnesotants need to stick together!

If you are just using it as a firewall/router system, 500mhz is plenty. Unless you plan on having it serve a network with hundreds of computers. You might even notice small lag with 30+ users, but if this is for your house, 500mhz will be just fine.