| Q: | What markets are you targeting for the AMD Athlon 64 processor? What commercial arenas are you targeting?
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| A: | The upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor is the foundation for market specific solutions including desktop and mobile for both commercial and consumer markets. We plan to pursue all consumer and corporate arenas. |
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| Q: | What are the benefits of the AMD Athlon 64?
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| A: | The upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor is designed to be the industry’s first and only 64-bit, x86 PC processor and as such will bring the performance benefits of 64-bit computing within reach of desktop and mobile PC users. It will provide extraordinary 32-bit software application performance while allowing a simplified migration path to 64-bit applications. It is designed to provide unprecedented application performance for consumers and businesses by tremendously expanding data capacity and removing memory bandwidth limitations of 32-bit processors. It also offers unequaled investment protection as it is based on the long-established x86 instruction set. Neither PC consumers nor application developers want to start from scratch. They want backward compatibility to protect current investments. The AMD Athlon 64 processor is built on existing standards, enabling investment protection and lower total cost of ownership and development. |
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| Q: | What specific applications will benefit from the performance of the AMD Athlon 64 processor?
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| A: | Any application should run faster on the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor. Specifically, memory intensive applications such as gaming and digital media should benefit the most. |
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| Q: | Why did you choose the AMD Athlon 64 brand name?
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| A: | The AMD Athlon 64 brand name builds on the familiarity and reputation of the AMD Athlon processor and immediately conveys to customers the performance and technical superiority of its 64-bit computing capability. |
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| Q: | Is the AMD Athlon 64 processor what AMD has up until now referred to as “ClawHammer?” Is there any difference between “ClawHammer” and the AMD Athlon 64 processor?
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| A: | The upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor was formerly code named “ClawHammer.” There is no difference between “ClawHammer” and the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor. |
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| Q: | Will “SledgeHammer” also be branded as the AMD Athlon 64 processor? If not, why not?
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| A: | “SledgeHammer” was the code name for the upcoming AMD Opteron processor and will not use the AMD Athlon 64 brand name. |
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| Q: | Why didn’t you retain the “Hammer” code names as the product name?
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| A: | “Hammer” is a code name and does not contain the brand attributes that the AMD Athlon 64 processor name does. |
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| Q: | What are the differences between the AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors?
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| A: | The upcoming AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors are designed for different markets. For the server/workstation market, the AMD Opteron processor will undergo more stringent validation and reliability testing. Another difference will be in the number of HyperTransport links embedded on the chip. The AMD Athlon 64 processor will contain one HyperTransport link offering 6.4 GB/s data transfer while the AMD Opteron processor will offer three links. The processors will also contain different amounts of cache. |
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| Q: | Will the AMD Athlon 64 processor be available in small form factor (SFF)?
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| A: | SFF is a terminology used to describe scaled down PCs, or small form factor PCs. While we have not announced any customers who are expected to use the AMD Athlon 64 processor for SFF platforms, the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processor is expected to support SFF design requirements. |
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| Q: | How will the AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors compare to the AMD Athlon XP processor family?
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| A: | The upcoming AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron processors will incorporate 64-bit technology, HyperTransport technology and an integrated memory controller. AMD will disclose other architectural differences between the processor families at a later date. |
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