you expect reliability and stability from your server solution and you get just that with

servers powered by the award-winning amd athlon™ mp processor. built on amd's stable
socket a platform, the amd athlon mp processor for servers is designed for an easy and
flexible upgrade path to address a wide range of commercial computing needs.

amd's innovative smart mp technology uses dual, independent point-to-point system

buses to increase available bus bandwidth. along with an exemplary cache management
system, smart mp technology allows for high-speed communications between processors,
helps reduce data transfer latencies, and helps ensure that both processors work to their
full potential.

when it comes to compatibility, the amd athlon mp processor is designed for exceptional
performance on the world's most popular server applications. we've worked with leading
vendors and have designed our processors to be compatible with more than 60,000
applications and counting. in fact, more small and medium business and enterprise users
discover the benefits of the amd athlon mp processor every day.

click here to read more about the amd athlon mp processor for servers or download the
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the amd athlon™ mp processor overview

the amd athlon™ mp processor for multiprocessing servers and workstations

• featuring quantispeed™ architecture for rapid execution of applications

• smarter multiprocessing with smart mp technology

• performance for commercial and enterprise computing

• a new breed of processor technology

• the power of a reliable partner

amd athlon™ mp processor overview

the amd athlon™ mp processor, featuring quantispeed™ architecture and

smart mp technology, is the latest member of the amd athlon family of
processors that offers exceptional multiprocessing capability. the amd athlon
mp processor offers fully-featured logic implementation to support smarter
multiprocessing, based on amd's smart mp technology. with quantispeed
architecture, the amd athlon mp processor delivers extra performance by
increasing the amount of work done per clock cycle and, at the same time,
improving the processor's operating frequency. this combination delivers
compelling application performance. the amd athlon mp processor is the
world's first seventh-generation x86 processor for high-performance
multiprocessing servers and workstations. it provides the fundamental
building blocks to power 1- and 2-way server and workstation platforms,
especially for users in the commercial and enterprise arenas.

this processor is designed to optimize the execution of multi-threaded and

mission-critical applications, and to meet the reliability and computation-
intensive requirements of cutting-edge software applications. it allows
servers and workstations to run the most demanding microsoft® windows®
compatible business and multimedia applications available today, with ample
performance headroom for tomorrow's advances in software and operating
systems.

featuring quantispeed™ architecture for rapid execution of

applications

quantispeed architecture, the latest technological enhancement to the award-

winning amd athlon processor core, provides for increased performance in
server and workstation applications. 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,
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 and
speculative translation look-aside buffers (tlbs). the combination of these
powerful features allows developers to visualize, design, and animate more
efficiently, while it managers' needs are addressed with more throughput and
transactions for servers, and increased overall productivity.

smarter multiprocessing with smart mp technology

a key advantage of this multiprocessing platform is smart mp technology,

which helps the processor and chipset offer a more efficient platform and
deliver better overall performance. dual, independent, point-to-point buses
and an exemplary cache management system, together with a bus that
allows high-speed communications between processors, unite to make this
new platform an exciting, efficient, and cost-effective solution for it
managers. other smart mp technology features include an optimized cache
coherency protocol, which manages data and memory traffic, as well as
innovative "snoop" buses, which offer high-speed communication between
the cpus in a multiprocessing system. in addition, the use of a transaction-
based bus protocol allows the processors to stay in operation, even while
outstanding data requests are being filled.

performance for commercial and enterprise computing

the amd athlon mp processor, together with the innovative amd-760™ mpx
chipset, delivers breakthrough performance in a dual processor platform. the
amd-760 mpx chipset is a high-performance, two-way multiprocessor core
logic solution for amd athlon mp processors. the chipset's high performance
is attributed to an enhanced 266mhz system bus, support for ddr memory
technology, and an agp-4x graphics interface and high-speed 66mhz/64-bit
pci bus. together with sophisticated core logic in memory and i/o control, and
design consideration for system and power management, the amd-760 mpx
chipset provides a powerful solution for multiprocessor server and
workstation platforms. this platform provides outstanding multiprocessing
capability by optimizing the execution of multi-threaded, mission-critical
applications, empowering commercial enterprises to achieve new levels of
productivity. the amd athlon mp processor, featuring quantispeed
architecture and smart mp technology, and the amd-760 mpx chipset: this
winning combination offers stable and reliable multiprocessing performance
for workstations and servers.

in addition, amd's single, stable platform-socket a-offers it managers lower

enterprise management costs by helping to minimize infrastructure churn,
plus it offers an easy upgrade path addressing a wide range of commercial
computing needs, from appliance and general servers to high-end
workstations. amd's socket a platform enables enterprise customers to meet
today's needs while helping to ensure long-term investment protection and a
path toward future growth.

a new breed of processor technology

the amd athlon mp processor's advanced architectural features help ensure

outstanding levels of performance for servers and workstations. these
features include:
• quantispeed™ architecture

• smart mp technology

• advanced 266mhz front-side bus with ecc (error correcting code) support

• 384k total high-performance, full-speed cache

 • 3dnow!™ professional technology (72 instructions, full sse compatibility)

• support for double data rate (ddr) memory

• stable socket a infrastructure

the power of a reliable partner

amd has shipped more than 200 million pc processors worldwide. amd
processors undergo extensive testing to confirm compatibility with microsoft
windows 98, windows me, windows nt®, windows 2000, and other leading pc
operating systems.

the amd athlon mp processor family is compatible with more than 60,000
software applications, including the latest 3dnow! professional and mmx™
technology-enhanced software. to assist seamless integration into the
enterprise environment, amd has partnered with industry-leading hardware
and software companies. amd also conducts its own rigorous processor
validation to ensure comprehensive compatibility. systems based on this
platform are available immediately from industry-leading oems worldwide.

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amd athlon™ mp overview

key architectural features

frequently asked questions

competitive comparison

server benchmarks

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processor pricing

platform management

amd athlon™ mp configuration information

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technical documentation

utilities, drivers, & updates

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key architectural features of the amd athlon™ mp processor include:

smart mp technology for smarter multiprocessing:

• dual point-to-point, high-speed system buses

• innovative bus snooping capability

• optimized moesi cache coherency protocol

quantispeed™ architecture for enhanced performance:

• nine-issue superpipelined, superscalar x86 processor microarchitecture designed
for high performance
• multiple parallel x86 instruction decoders

• three out-of-order, superscalar, fully pipelined floating point execution units,

which execute x87 (floating point), mmx™ and 3dnow!™ instructions
• three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined integer units
 • three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined address calculation units

• 72-entry instruction control unit

• advanced hardware data prefetch

• exclusive and speculative translation look-aside buffers

• advanced dynamic branch prediction

3dnow!™ professional technology for leading-edge 3d operation:

• 21 original 3dnow!™ instructions enabling superscalar simd

• 19 additional instructions to enable improved integer math calculations for speech

or video encoding and improved data movement for internet plug-ins and other
streaming applications
• 5 dsp instructions to improve soft modem, soft adsl, dolby digital surround sound,
and mp3 applications
• 52 sse instructions with simd integer and floating point additions offer excellent
compatibility with intel’s sse technology
• compatible with windows® xp, windows 2000, windows me, and windows 98
operating systems

266mhz amd athlon™ mp processor system bus enables excellent

system bandwidth for data movement-intensive applications:
• source synchronous clocking (clock forwarding) technology

• support for 8-bit ecc for data bus integrity

• peak data rate of 2.1gb/s

• multiprocessing support: point-to-point topology, with number of processors in

smp systems determined by chipset implementation
• support for 24 outstanding transactions per processor

the amd athlon™ mp processor with performance-enhancing cache memory

features 64k instruction and 64k data cache for a total of 128k l1 cache.
256k of integrated, on-chip l2 cache for a total of 384k full-speed, on-chip
cache.
socket a infrastructure designs are based on high-performance platforms and
are supported by a full line of optimized infrastructure solutions (chipsets,
motherboards, bios):
• available in pin grid array (pga) for mounting in a socketed infrastructure

• electrical interface compatible with 266mhz amd athlon mp system buses, based
on alpha™ ev6 bus protocol

die size: approximately 37.2 million transistors on 80mm2. manufactured

using amd's state-of-the-art 0.13-micron copper process technology at amd's
fab 30 wafer fabrication facility in dresden, germany.

servers and workstations

amd athlon™ mp servers

where to buy

processor information

amd athlon™ mp for servers

amd athlon™ mp overview

key architectural features

frequently asked questions

competitive comparison

server benchmarks

white papers

processor pricing

platform management

amd athlon™ mp configuration information

chipset information

technical documentation

utilities, drivers, & updates

partners

launch partners

software partners

partner press releases

news and awards

press releases
amd athlon™ mp processor awards

success stories

copyright 2002 advanced micro devices, inc. privacy trademark information

amd athlon™ mp processor server competitive comparison
processor architecture/technology--competitive comparison

feature amd athlon™ pentium® xeon

mp processor iii /
pentium®
iii xeon
smart mp technology yes no no

quantispeed™ architecture yes no no

operations per clock cycle 9 5 6

integer pipelines 3 2 4

floating point pipelines 3 1 2

full x86 decoders 3 1 1

l1 cache size 128kb 32kb 12k µop + 8kb

 256kb on 1.7ghz freq
and lower /
512kb on 2.80ghz,
l2 cache size 256kb on-chip 256kb
2.66ghz, 2.60ghz,
2.40ghz, 2.20ghz, 2ghz
& 1.8ghz

264kb + 12k µop on

1.7ghz freq and lower /
520kb +12k µop on
total on-chip full-speed cache 384kb 288kb
2.80ghz, 2.66ghz,
2.60ghz, 2.40ghz,
2.20ghz, 2ghz & 1.8ghz

256kb on 1.7ghz freq

and lower /
384kb 256kb 512kb on 2.80ghz,
total effective on-chip full-speed cache 2.66ghz, 2.60ghz,
(exclusive) (inclusive) 2.40ghz, 2.20ghz, 2ghz
& 1.8ghz
(inclusive)
400mhz on 1.40ghz to
2.80ghz
system bus speed 266mhz 133mhz
533mhz on 2.0ghz to
2.80ghz
3dnow!™
3d enhancement instructions professional sse sse2
(includes sse)
amd processor pricing servers and
effective february 4, 2003 workstations

prices below are subject to change without notice. this listing amd athlon™
reflects pricing for direct amd customers in 1000-unit tray mp servers
quantities and, unless specified, represent the latest technology where to buy
versions of the products. processor information
amd athlon™ mp for
amd athlon™ xp processor
servers
price
amd athlon™
mp overview
2800+
key
$397
architectural features
frequently
2700+
asked questions
$349
competitive
comparison
 2600+ server
$297 benchmarks
white papers
2400+ processor
$193 pricing
platform management
2200+ amd athlon™ mp
$157 configuration information
chipset
2100+ information
$93 technical
documentation
2000+ utilities,
$83 drivers, & updates
partners
1900+ launch partners
$76 software
partners
1800+ partner press
$69 releases
news and awards
1700+ press releases
$54 amd athlon™
mp processor awards
amd athlon™ mp processor success stories
price

2600+
$273

2400+
$228

2200+
$208

2000+
$153

desktop replacement mobile amd athlon™ xp processor

price

2200+
$186

2000+
 $157

1900+
$89

1800+
$83

1700+
$76

1600+
$69

1500+
$52

1400+
$51

standard mobile amd athlon™ xp processor

price

1900+
$186

1800+
$157

1700+
$145

1600+
$119

1500+
$99

1400+
$99

standard mobile amd duron™ processor

price

1.3ghz
$89
 1.2ghz
$69

1.1ghz
$59

1.0ghz
$59

amd duron™ processor for desktop

price

1.3.ghz
$47

1.2ghz
$42