AMD Unveils World's Highest-Performing Processor for Desktop PCs

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AMD Unveils World's Highest-Performing Processor for Desktop PCs On Third Anniversary of AMD Athlon Processor

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today celebrates the third anniversary of the award-winning AMD Athlon(TM) processor by announcing the world's highest-performing processor for desktop PCs, the AMD Athlon XP processor 2600+. AMD also introduced the AMD Athlon XP processor 2400+.
"The introduction of the highest-performing PC processor in the world is a victory for application performance and a resounding defeat for the `megahertz myth,'" said Ed Ellett, vice president of marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. "As the performance leader, the AMD Athlon XP processor 2600+ reigns as the superior choice and delivers outstanding application performance for richer, high-powered digital computing."
Since its debut three years ago, the AMD Athlon processor has achieved widespread industry acclaim as its architectural superiority continues to deliver award-winning performance. The processor and systems based on it have won more than 100 awards worldwide, including PC Magazine's Reader's Choice Award, Product of the Year 2001/2002; Microprocessor Report's Analyst's Choice Award for Best PC Processor in 2001; and Maximum PC's CPU of the Year in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
"Microprocessor cognoscenti have long understood the folly of using megahertz as a proxy for performance," observed Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64. "Processors used in today's high-end servers run at approximately one gigahertz, but outperform the fastest desktop PC designs. Even within the PC processor segment, differing approaches to chip design make simple megahertz-based performance comparisons somewhat ambiguous. This problem will only get worse over time. PC buyers should rethink their purchasing criteria, and focus on how fast their applications run, rather than on the PC processor's megahertz rating."
The AMD Athlon XP processors 2600+ and 2400+ feature QuantiSpeed(TM) architecture, which delivers performance advantages versus competitive PC processors on a broad array of real-world applications, including digital media, office productivity and 3D gaming.

Availability
AMD has begun shipping samples of the AMD Athlon XP processors 2600+ and 2400+ to major computer manufacturers worldwide with expected system availability in September.


Pricing
The AMD Athlon XP processors 2600+ and 2400+ are priced at $297 and $193, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities. For pricing on other AMD processors, please visit: http://www.amd.com/pricing.


About the AMD Athlon(TM) XP Processor
The AMD Athlon XP processor features QuantiSpeed architecture, 384KB of on-chip, full-speed cache, and support for AMD's 3DNow!(TM) Professional instructions for enhanced multimedia capabilities. The AMD Athlon XP processor is compatible with AMD's Socket A infrastructure, and supports the advanced 266MHz front-side bus. AMD Athlon XP processors are manufactured using AMD's 0.13 micron copper process technology in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany.


About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $3.9 billion in 2001. (NYSE:AMD).


AMD on the Web
For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/news/virtualpress/index.html. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/news/news.html.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, 3DNow!, and combinations thereof, and QuantiSpeed are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

 

Wingznut

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"World's Highest-Performing Processor"???
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Mrburns2007

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Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
And these run at the comfortable temperature of what, 50000 degrees Kelvin? :)


They fixed the heat problem from what the reviews have said so they run pretty cool. Besides the P4 requires a HUGE heatsink to stay cool.
 

Mday

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hardocp has a review, read it Wed. morning... 2600+ (2.13 ?? GHz) oc's to just short of 2.5 GHz with air cooling =)
 

hans007

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Originally posted by: Wingznut PEZ
Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Besides the P4 requires a HUGE heatsink to stay cool.
And again, I have to break out the "
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;)

yeah at least it stays cool, and doesnt have a super noisy fan blowing on it, or require a copper base plate heatsink.


realize that a pentium 4 heatsink can be had for $7 shipped on ebay, and $3-4 on various websites+ shipping.


realize a copper baseplate cooler with noisy ass fan still costs $20 + shipping.

realize that the athlon still doesnt have thermal protection, still doesnt have a heatspreader (are they just stupid or are they really asking for it, only reason i can think of is that socket clips would have to be redone from added thickness, but everyone has to buy a new copper one anyways... so bah AMD i think wants to go bankrupt, it must be the reason), and to top it off the highest performing motherboards are made from VIA , basically the devil in terms of drivers.


All i can say is , this is better than nothing, but intel's got a lot up their sleeves and what AMD has done should be expected, they need to do more than expected like basically blow us away. btw check my rig specs , the cpu isnt even C step and with my new power supply should be doing 3066mhz at default. seeing as the p4 is on a 7 layer process... intel could use this little layering trick and get an additional 500mhz or so out of their chips if it affects their chips just as well. this is a desperation move, i hope opteron saves AMD because i like my CPU prices one way. LOW


 

JamesM3M5

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I think the article was a little optimistic. I also read the HardOCP review, and it does perform staggaringly well compared to the Intel 2.53 gig chip, but is probably stretching it a little far calling it the "world's best". At a retail price of $297, it's cheaper (Newegg lists P4 2.53 at $349).

This is probably going to degrade into a p!$$ing contest. Come on! Choose your flavor--Ford or Chevy, Coke or Pepsi, AMD or Intel. Arguing about it is as futile as arguing Mac vs PC.
 

Skyclad1uhm1

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Originally posted by: Nemesis77
Originally posted by: hans007
realize that the athlon still doesnt have thermal protection

To my knowledge, Athlon does have thermal protection.

Thought most Athlon motherboards have it nowadays, but the processor itself still doesn't. Not that it happens so often that the heatsink flies off the processor in the first place...
 

Nemesis77

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Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Nemesis77
Originally posted by: hans007
realize that the athlon still doesnt have thermal protection

To my knowledge, Athlon does have thermal protection.

Thought most Athlon motherboards have it nowadays, but the processor itself still doesn't. Not that it happens so often that the heatsink flies off the processor in the first place...

Does it then matter? I mean, if the support is in the CPU or the MoBo, the end-result is the same.
 

SuperSix

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Originally posted by: Mrburns2007
Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
And these run at the comfortable temperature of what, 50000 degrees Kelvin? :)


They fixed the heat problem from what the reviews have said so they run pretty cool. Besides the P4 requires a HUGE heatsink to stay cool.


Riiiiight.... thanks for playing...

 

hominid skull

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take a look here, the cpu core itself has a thermal diode!! The motherboard has to keep sampling it keep a check on the temperature.

just to be clearer, take a look at this page here.

An on-chip thermal diode ? Like Intel's Pentium III and 4 processors, the Palomino core includes an on-chip thermal diode for temperature monitoring and better power management
 

Nemesis77

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Originally posted by: Wingznut PEZ
"World's Highest-Performing Processor"???
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It all depends on the apps. In some cases, P4 manhandles Athlon, in other, Athlon wipes the floor with P4. And all that talk about "highers-performing processor" is just PR-talk. I mean, have you ever heard company launching "brand-new mediocre product" ;). They are ALWAYS "leading", "fastest", "cheapest" or god knows what.