Overview
AMD DuronTM & AthlonTM Processors
The AMD Athlon is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These processors implement advanced design techniques such as:
wSocket A (PGA 462)
w200MHz system interface based on the Alpha™ EV6 bus protocol.
wThree out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.
wThree out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.
wFixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs).
w72-entry Instruction Control Units.
wAMD enhanced 3DNow!™ technology
wL1 and L2 caches.
wDynamic branch prediction.
Socket A is the name for AMD’s new socketed interface designed to support both AMD Duron and AMD Athlon processors. This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures, and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market.
The AMD Duron & Athlon processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop systems running industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance. Being provided in the Socket A format they are the world’s most powerful x86 processors. They easily deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multi- media performance for applications running on x86 platforms around.
