AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Product Brief

The Ultimate Digital Media Experience in
an x86 Platform
Tailored for Microsoft® Windows® XP
Featuring QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
for Rapid Execution of Applications
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AMD Athlon™ XP Processor Overview
The AMD Athlon™ XP processor with QuantiSpeed™ architecture powers the next generation in
computing platforms, delivering extra performance for cutting-edge applications and an extraordinary
computing experience. The AMD Athlon XP processor is the latest member of the AMD Athlon family
of processors designed to meet the computation-intensive requirements of cutting-edge software
applications running on high-performance desktop systems.

AMD delivers tremendous performance by increasing the amount of work done per clock cycle and
improving the operating frequency at the same time. The end result is a processor design that
produces a high volume of work done per cycle and high operating frequencies—an optimum
combination for compelling application performance.

The Ultimate Digital Media Experience in an x86 Platform
The AMD Athlon XP processor offers fast results when working with digital media like audio, video, and
image files. The AMD Athlon XP processor provides for outstanding near real-time voice, video, and
CAD/CAM as a result of features like larger cache memory, 3DNow!™ Professional technology, and
the innovative QuantiSpeed™ architecture which includes the industry’s most powerful fully-pipelined
x86 floating point engine.

The AMD Athlon XP processor brings digital entertainment like games and DVDs to life with rich,
smooth graphics and true to life sound. The processor enables a more life-like audio experience with
special surround sound enhancing features. The AMD Athlon XP processor takes advantage of
connected digital devices and their content by delivering realistic photos, smooth videos, and rich
sound. The combination of the Windows® XP operating system’s features and the exceptional
capabilities of the AMD Athlon XP processor provide a phenomenal Internet experience with smoother
streaming audio and video.

Tailored for Microsoft® Windows® XP
The AMD Athlon XP processor offers compelling performance for running Microsoft Windows XP, as
well as outstanding performance on previous versions of Windows. The raw power and robust features
of the AMD Athlon XP processor enable users to make the most of multitasking and user switching
capabilities offered in Windows XP. Microsoft optimized the DirectX 8.0 interface for Windows XP
specifically for the AMD Athlon XP processor. The AMD Athlon XP processor’s innovative QuantiSpeed
architecture helps propel Windows XP application performance to a new level. To unleash the rich
features found in Windows XP, AMD and Microsoft worked together to optimize applications like Media
Encoder 8.0 for AMD’s 3DNow! Professional technology.

AMD Athlon processors were used in the design and development of the Windows XP operating
system, which helps to ensure that systems based on AMD processors offer excellent OS
compatibility. AMD and Microsoft’s strong working relationship dates back over a decade to the first
version of Windows. Over the years, AMD processors have powered some of the most reliable PC
systems for Windows applications, increasing productivity and enjoyment for end-users.

Featuring QuantiSpeed™ Architecture for Rapid Execution of Applications
QuantiSpeed architecture, the latest technological enhancement to the award-winning AMD Athlon
processor core, provides for extra performance in the cutting-edge features users need most. 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, simply 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, speculative Translation Look-aside Buffers (TLBs). Combined, these features help boost
overall productivity and allow a system to boot and load applications quickly. In the end, users will
enjoy an effortless computing experience.

Software applications and Internet plug-ins run lightning-fast because they are optimized to take
advantage of innovative QuantiSpeed architecture and 3DNow! Professional technology, found
exclusively in the AMD Athlon XP processor. AMD has generated benchmark data for the performance
results of the AMD Athlon XP processors that Andersen, a global leader in professional services, has
independently audited. Visit the AMD Web site at
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_756_3734^3746,00.htmlto view
the data and audit results.

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The AMD Athlon XP processor's advanced architectural features help ensure outstanding levels of
performance. These features include:

QuantiSpeed™ Architecture

384K Total High-Performance, Full-Speed Cache

Advanced 266MHz Front-Side Bus

3DNow!™ Professional Technology (72 instructions, full SSE compatibility)

Support for Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory

Established Socket A Infrastructure

The Power of a Reliable Partner
Founded in 1969, AMD has shipped more than 175 million PC processors worldwide. AMD processors
undergo extensive testing to confirm compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows
Me, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems.

AMD worked side-by-side with Microsoft to achieve compatibility between AMD processors and the
Windows XP operating system. The result provides a more stable system with reliable application
performance and less downtime. The AMD Athlon XP processor is compatible with more than 60,000
software applications, including the latest 3DNow! Professional and MMX™ technology-enhanced
software. AMD has worked with industry-leading hardware and software companies to achieve
comprehensive compatibility. In addition, AMD also conducts its own rigorous processor validation to
help assure the integrity and ease of use for which AMD processors are renowned.

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