AMD 8 manual Preliminary Information, Chapter, Overview

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Preliminary Information

25175H —March 2003

AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Model 8 Data Sheet

The AMD Athlon XP processor model 8 delivers excellent system performance in a cost-effective, industry-standard form factor. The AMD Athlon XP processor model 8 is compatible with motherboards based on Socket A.

Figure 1 shows a typical AMD Athlon XP processor model 8 system block diagram.

Thermal Monitor

AMD Athlon™ XP

Processor Model 8

AMD Athlon System Bus

AGP Bus

System ControllerMemory Bus (Northbridge)

AGP

SDRAM or DDR

PCI Bus

Peripheral Bus

Controller

(Southbridge)

LAN

Modem / Audio

LPC Bus

SCSI

USB

Dual EIDE

BIOS

Figure 1. Typical AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Model 8 System Block Diagram

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