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AMD UNLEASHES 800MHz AMD ATHLON™ PROCESSOR
--Leading OEMs, including Compaq and IBM, announce
availability of computers based on 800MHz AMD Athlon™
processor--
SUNNYVALE, CA--January 6, 2000--AMD today kicked off
the new millennium by introducing an 800MHz AMD Athlon
processor.
The AMD Athlon™ is the world's first
seventh-generation x86 processor, whose leading edge
performance enables the ultimate computing experience
for high-end and mainstream computer users.
"Just as promised when we introduced the AMD Athlon
processor, AMD continues to raise the bar in x86
processor performance. The exceptional
microarchitecture of the AMD Athlon processor permits
us to achieve extraordinary performance levels in an
x86 processor," said Larry Hollatz, group vice
president of the Computation Products Group at AMD.
"The AMD Athlon processor has been well received since
its introduction in June, and we expect that demand
for the processor will continue to remain strong,"
said Dana Krelle, vice president of Marketing for
AMD's Computation Products Group. "The 800MHz is
simply the next step in the evolution of our
award-winning AMD Athlon processor."
Multiple Manufacturers Offer 800MHz AMD Athlon™
Processor-Based Systems
Some of the industry's most renowned computer
manufacturers, including Compaq, IBM and CyberMax plan
to introduce systems boasting the 800MHz AMD Athlon
processor.
"Consumers have reacted very strongly to our family of
AMD Athlon processor-based Presario systems that are
sold through Compaq's popular Built for You program,"
says Mark Vena, Director, Consumer Desktop Product
Marketing, Compaq Computer Corporation. "The new
Presario 5900Z with the 800MHz AMD Athlon processor,
available today through Built For You, continues to
broaden the Presario brand with a technology and
performance leadership dimension and we are excited
about offering consumers this new processor offering."
"IBM will use the 800MHz AMD Athlon processor because
it delivers outstanding microprocessing power,"
according to Carla Davison, VP Worldwide Desktop
Marketing. "When matched with a 27GB HDD and IBM's
optional high bandwidth ADSL card in the IBM Aptiva®
PC 880, it's a smart investment for power users
looking for excellent performance at a great price."
"CyberMax is proud to offer the new 800MHz AMD Athlon
processor in select Enthusiast Series PCs," said
CyberMax President Bill Bisignano. "We believe
CyberMax systems powered by the AMD Athlon processor
will be among this year's leading performers."
The performance capabilities of the 800MHz AMD Athlon
processor, coupled with AMD's innovative enhanced
3DNow!™ technology, promise users productivity
increases for both commercial and consumer
applications, theatre quality visual images, rich
audio and an enhanced Internet experience.
About the AMD Athlon Processor
The AMD Athlon processor is an x86-compatible,
seventh-generation design featuring a superpipelined,
nine-issue superscalar microarchitecture optimized for
high clock frequency; the industry's first fully
pipelined, superscalar floating point unit for x86
platforms; high-performance cache technology,
including 128KB of on-chip level (L1) cache and a
programmable, high-performance backside L2 cache
interface; enhanced 3DNow!™ technology with 24
additional instructions designed to improve integer
math calculations, data movement for Internet
streaming, and DSP communications; and the AMD Athlon
system bus - a 200MHz system interface based on the
Alpha™ EV6 bus protocol with support for scalable
multiprocessing.
All new AMD Athlon processors are now manufactured on
AMD's aluminum 0.18-micron process technology in Fab
25 in Austin, Texas. To date, the AMD Athlon processor
has received numerous industry awards including:
Technical Excellence--Hardware Component, PC Magazine
(November 1999)
CPU of the Year, Maximum PC (December 1999)
Best Product of 1999, Windows NT Systems (January
2000)
Ultimate Gaming Machine (co-winner), Falcon Northwest
Computers, Computer Gaming World (December 1999)
State-of-the-Art Desktop PC: Compaq Presario 5861, PC
Computing (November 1999)
All-Star Award, Cadalyst (December 1999)
Cadalyst Labs 5-Star (out of a possible 5 stars)
Highly Recommended Workstation: XI Computer 650K
MTower SP with a 650MHz AMD Athlon processor, Cadalyst
(November 1999)
Editors' Choice (Desktop PCs): TCE K7-600 PC, CRN Test
Center, (September 1999)
System of the Year: CyberMax Enthusiast AP6 650MHz AMD
Athlon processor, Maximum PC (December 1999)
Fastest PC Ever Tested: Alienware Area 51 with 700MHz
AMD Athlon processor, Maximum PC (December 1999)
Best Exhibited Product, World PC Expo - Japan, Nikkei
Business Publications (September 1999)
Technical Excellence -Hardware Component, PC Magazine
en Español (December 1999)
Best System Design - Processor, PC Magazine UK
(December 1999)
Best Overall Product of the Year, PC Magazine UK
(December 1999)
Product of the Year, Compatible PC (France) (December
1999)
Product of the Year, PC World (Denmark) (December
1999)
Best CPU for Desktops, PC World Komputer (Poland)
(December 1999)
Product of the Year, PC World (Norway)
Best of Comdex Israel (December 1999)
Best Buy Award, Micro Express MicroFlex 550B with
550MHz AMD Athlon processor, PC World (January 2000)
Pricing
The 800MHz AMD Athlon processor is immediately
available and priced at $849 in 1,000 unit quantities.
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