Chapter 3 Processor/Memory Subsystem
3.2ATHLON XP PROCESSOR
This system features an AMD Athlon XP processor in a Socket
3.2.1 PROCESSOR OVERVIEW
The AMD Athlon XP processor represents the latest development of AMD processors that takes advantage of the Windows XP operating system. The Athlon XP processor is
Key features of the Athlon XP processor include:
♦Superpipelined, superscalar technology – A
♦Multple x86 instruction decoders for parallel processing
♦Hardware data prefetch
♦Advanced Translation
♦Large
♦Enhanced Floating Point Processor - Executes all x87 (math
♦Advanced dynamic branch prediction
The Athlon XP processor is
Manufactured using 0.13 micron technology, the Athlon XP processor’s uses a
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