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Introduction
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AMD Duron
TM
& Athlon
TM
Processors
The AMD Athlon
TM
is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated
L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a
large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These
processors implement advanced design techniques such as:
!"Socket A (PGA 462)
! 200/266/333MHz system interface based on the Alpha EV6 bus protocol.
!" Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.
!" Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.
!" Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs).
!" 72-entry Instruction Control Units.
!"AMD enhanced 3DNow! technology
!"L1 and L2 caches.
!"Dynamic branch prediction.
Socket A is the name for AMDs new socketed interface designed to support both
AMD Duron
TM
and AMD Athlon
TM
processors. This innovation is made possible
by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will
help enable smaller enclosures, and ultimately result in a wider variety of solu-
tions in the market.
The AMD Duron
TM
& Athlon
TM
processors in the Socket A format continue to
deliver the ultimate performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to
desktop systems running industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC
performance. Being provided in the Socket A format they are the worlds most
powerful x86 processors. They easily deliver the highest integer, floating-point,
and 3D multimedia performance for applications running on x86 platforms
around.
The AMD Duron
TM
processor is derived from the AMD Athlon
TM
processor core.
It features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 200/266/333MHz front side
system bus, and enhanced 3DNow! technology. Although both processors are
related, there are key differences. The AMD Athlon
TM
processor is targeted at the
performance segment, and as such will have more cache memory and higher clock
speeds.