| Q: | At what clock speeds does the mobile AMD Athlon™ 4 processor 1600+ operate?
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| A: | The mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ operates at 1.4GHz. |
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| Q: | What are the features of the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+?
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| A: | The mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ features QuantiSpeed™ architecture, 200MHz front-side bus, 384KB full-speed on-chip cache, and 3DNow!™ Professional technology. Special features for the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor include support for AMD PowerNow! technology (for extended battery life), an on-die temperature sensor, and a combination of low power core design and lower operating voltage (1.2-1.4V) that can significantly reduce the processor’s power consumption. |
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| Q: | What is QuantiSpeed architecture?
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| A: | QuantiSpeed architecture encompasses the core architectural features of the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ and AMD Athlon XP processor and explains to end users how these processors provide superior application performance. Specifically, QuantiSpeed architecture incorporates:
- Nine-issue, fully pipelined, superscalar micro-architecture
- Superscalar, fully pipelined floating point unit (FPU)
- Hardware data prefetch
- Exclusive & speculative Translation Look-aside Buffers (TLB)
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| Q: | What is AMD PowerNow! technology and what benefit does it provide the notebook user?
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| A: | AMD PowerNow! technology can significantly extend the battery life of notebook PCs and provides performance on demand. This means that your applications get high performance when needed, while automatically saving critical power when CPU demand is low. AMD PowerNow! technology is a hardware capability that together with software allows the processor to run dynamically at different frequencies and voltages depending upon CPU computing demand. |
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| Q: | Where is the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ manufactured? What process technology is used?
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| A: | The mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ is manufactured on AMD’s advanced 0.18 micron copper process technology at Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany. |
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| Q: | What is the die size of the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+? How many transistors does it have?
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| A: | The mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ has a die size of 128 mm2, and integrates roughly 37.5M transistors. |
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| Q: | What chipsets are available to support the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+?
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| A: | High performance chipsets equipped with a 4xAGP graphics port and support for SDRAM as well as DDR memory are available from VIA, ALi, and SiS. Chipsets that include integrated graphics (UMA) are available from VIA and ALi. |
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| Q: | What BIOS will support the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+?
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| A: | For a notebook system, the BIOS is typically customized for each specific system. Please contact your notebook OEM for more details about specific BIOS questions. |
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| Q: | Will the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ support a 266MHz front-side bus?
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| A: | No. The mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor 1600+ supports a 200MHz front-side bus. |
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