Excellent performance through award-winning architecture and 400MHz front-side bus
Tailored for Microsoft® Windows® XP
Featuring QuantiSpeed™ Architecture for Rapid Execution of Applications
The Power of a Reliable Partner
The AMD Athlon XP processor is binary-compatible with thousands of x86 software and backwards compatible with applications optimized for MMX™, SSE, and 3DNow!™ Professional technology
AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Overview
The AMD Athlon™ XP processor with QuantiSpeed™ architecture delivers extra performance for cutting-edge applications and an extraordinary computing experience.
The AMD Athlon XP processor is the latest member of the AMD Athlon family
of processors designed to meet the computation-intensive requirements of
cutting-edge software applications running on high-performance desktop systems.
AMD delivers tremendous performance by increasing the amount of work done
per clock cycle and improving the operating frequency at the same time.
The end result is a processor design that produces a high volume of work
done per cycle and high operating frequencies—an excellent combination for
compelling application performance.
Tailored for Microsoft® Windows® XP
The AMD Athlon XP processor offers compelling performance for running Microsoft
Windows XP.
The raw power and robust features of the AMD Athlon XP processor enable
users to make the most of multitasking and user switching capabilities offered
in Windows XP. Microsoft optimized the DirectX 8.0 interface for Windows
XP specifically for the AMD Athlon XP processor. The AMD Athlon XP processor’s
innovative QuantiSpeed architecture helps propel Windows XP application
performance to a new level.
AMD Athlon processors were used in the design and development of the Windows
XP operating system, which helps to ensure that systems based on AMD processors
offer excellent OS compatibility. AMD and Microsoft’s strong working relationship
dates back over a decade to the first version of Windows. Over the years,
AMD processors have powered some of the most reliable PC systems for Windows
applications, increasing productivity and enjoyment for end-users.
Featuring QuantiSpeed™ Architecture for Rapid Execution
of Applications
QuantiSpeed architecture, the latest technological enhancement to the award-winning
AMD Athlon processor core, provides for extra performance in the cutting-edge
features users need most. At the heart of QuantiSpeed architecture is a
nine-issue, superscalar, fully-pipelined core. This provides more pathways
to feed application instructions into the execution engines of the core,
simply allowing the processor to complete more work in a given clock cycle.
Additional features of QuantiSpeed architecture include a superscalar, fully-pipelined
floating point engine, hardware data prefetch, and exclusive, speculative
Translation Look-aside Buffers (TLBs). Combined, these features help boost
overall productivity and allow a system to boot and load applications quickly.
In the end, users will enjoy an effortless computing experience.
Software applications and Internet plug-ins run lightning-fast because they
are optimized to take advantage of innovative QuantiSpeed architecture and
3DNow! Professional technology, found exclusively in the AMD Athlon XP processor.
AMD has generated benchmark data for the performance results of the AMD
Athlon XP processors that PricewaterhouseCoopers has independently audited.
Visit the AMD Web site at www.amd.com
to view the data and audit results.
Advanced Technology
The AMD Athlon XP processor's advanced architectural features help ensure
outstanding levels of performance. These features include:
QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
640K Total High-Performance, Full-Speed Cache
Advanced 400MHz Front-Side Bus
3DNow!™ Professional Technology (72 instructions, full SSE compatibility)
Support for Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory
Established Socket A Infrastructure
The Power of a Reliable Partner
Founded in 1969, AMD has shipped more than 200 million PC processors worldwide.
AMD processors undergo extensive testing to confirm compatibility with Microsoft
Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, as well as
Linux and other PC operating systems.
AMD worked side-by-side with Microsoft to achieve compatibility between
AMD processors and the Windows XP operating system. The result provides
a more stable system with reliable application performance and less downtime.
The AMD Athlon XP processor is compatible with more than 60,000 software
applications, including the latest 3DNow! Professional and MMX™ technology-enhanced
software. AMD has worked with industry-leading hardware and software companies
to achieve comprehensive compatibility. In addition, AMD also conducts its
own rigorous processor validation to help assure the integrity and ease
of use for which AMD processors are renowned.
