AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor for Notebook PCs - Product Brief 

Affordable Dual-Core PC Performance

Enjoy affordable dual-core PC performance with true multi-tasking for improved digital media and gaming - all designed for today's mainstream notebook PCs.

Notebook PCs That Are A Smart Choice

Notebook PCs that are a smart choice designed with outstanding technologies and great performance-all at a price that makes sense.

Enhanced Windows® Vista™ Experience

Get a notebook PC designed with AMD64 dual-core performance, superior graphics and wireless technologies from AMD's ecosystem partners for an enhanced Windows® Vista™ experience*.

Product Features

True Multi-Core Processing

Enables improved multi-tasking performance for today's more demanding PC users so they can run multiple applications and do more in less time.

• The extensive AMD64 architectural optimizations and features enable thorough integration of multiple cores within the same processor, with each core having its own L1 and L2 caches

AMD Dedicated Multi-cache

Supports better multitasking and better overall processor performance because each core has its own L2 cache memory.

• Each core has its own dedicated L2 cache, which enables simultaneous independent core access to cache, eliminating the need for cores to arbitrate for cache access. This reduces latency on L2 cache access.

AMD Virtualization™ Technology

Enables IT managers to get the most out of hardware by "co-locating" legacy and modern operating systems, installing trusted and untrusted partitions on the same hard-disk or using the same machine for both client-facing and business-facing applications.

• Silicon feature-set enhancements designed to improve the performance, reliability, and security of existing and future virtualization environments

Operating System Compatibility

AMD Athlon X2 dual-core processors for notebook PCs are designed to be compatible with Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows® XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, Linux®, and other PC operating systems, including Windows® Vista™.