Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Overview

The Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is the most advanced PC processor for notebook computing, providing outstanding performance for demanding software applications. Notebook computers with the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors provide exceptional performance and wireless connectivity.

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is designed for a balance of performance and mobility, incorporating AMD PowerNow!™ technology to deliver performance on demand while helping to extend system battery life. It is also designed to be compatible with all currently available wireless solutions, offering the user an enhanced mobile experience. The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD64, a revolutionary technology that allows the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling the coming wave of powerful, 64-bit software applications, and provides Enhanced Virus Protection when enabled by Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

HyperTransport™ Technology for Industry Leading Performance

The revolutionary architecture of the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor enables industry-leading performance to help maximize productivity and deliver a true-to-life digital entertainment experience. HyperTransport™ technology can increase overall system performance by reducing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency. An integrated DDR memory controller helps speed access to memory by offering the processor a direct connection to the main memory. As a result, end users can enjoy quick application loading, impressive multi-tasking, and extraordinary application performance.

AMD PowerNow!™ Technology for Extended System Battery Life

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD PowerNow! technology, which delivers performance on demand while providing the capability to extend a system's battery life. Processors featuring AMD PowerNow! technology can operate at lower-power or higher-performance modes based on the application's demand for CPU cycles, optimizing battery life for a system under typical usage conditions. AMD PowerNow! technology also reduces typical processor power consumption and allows the processor to dissipate less heat under normal operating conditions in a system, providing a quieter running notebook.

Enhanced Virus Protection for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Enhanced Virus Protection is a feature of AMD64 technology. Security improvements are in the Windows XP SP2 operating system to take advantage of the Enhanced Virus Protection feature in AMD64 processors. When properly enabled, Enhanced Virus Protection for Windows XP SP2 is designed to protect your computer and personal information against certain PC viruses, like MS Blaster and Slammer*

3DNow!™ Professional Technology for Powerful 3D Multimedia Content

With 3DNow!™ Professional technology and support for SSE2 instructions, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor has many ways to accelerate multimedia applications, enabling stellar performance when working with audio, video, and photography software. For an outstanding experience with high-speed Internet, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor combines high-speed memory access and I/O connectivity to help ensure that end users can take advantage of a wireless network or broadband connection and enjoy streaming video, audio, and interactive Web content.

Ready for your 64-bit future

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is designed for people who want to stay at the forefront of technology and for those who depend on their PCs to keep them connected, informed, and entertained. Systems based on Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors deliver leading-edge performance for demanding productivity and entertainment software today and for the future.

With AMD64 technology, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is compatible with existing software, while enabling a seamless transition to upcoming 64-bit applications. Both 32- and 64-bit applications can run simultaneously and transparently on the same platform. AMD64 technology allows end users to take advantage of new innovations such as real-time encryption, life-like games, accurate speech interfaces, cinema-quality graphics effects, and easy-to-use video and audio editing.

Protect your investment with a technically superior PC processor

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is the world's most technically advanced processor for notebook computing and the only Windows®-compatible 64-bit PC processor for notebook computing. Advanced technologies in the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor include:

• AMD64 technology, which doubles the number of processor registers and dramatically increases the system memory addressability
• Enhanced multimedia instructions support including 3DNow! Professional technology and support for SSE2 instructions.
• Up to 1600 MHz system bus using HyperTransport technology, with up to 9.6 GB/sec total processor-to-system bandwidth
• An integrated memory controller with peak memory bandwidth of 3.2 GB/sec, supporting PC3200, PC2700, PC2100, or PC1600 DDR SDRAM
• The industry's largest cache memory system (1 Megabyte L2 cache) to speed up memory access and reduce processor bottlenecks
• Native execution of 32-bit software, allowing today's PC software to run seamlessly, simplifying the migration to 64-bit software
  

The combination of these innovations and features provides customers with the performance they need along with tremendous flexibility. Customers can experience outstanding performance running today's applications and prepare for the next generation of software without having to upgrade or change hardware. For business customers, this can help extend system life cycles, simplify technology transitions, and reduce total cost of ownership.

Purchase with confidence

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is the only industry standard x86 notebook processor with the ability to move beyond the limits of 32-bit computing. The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is compatible with Microsoft® Windows XP and tens of thousands of PC applications that people around the world use every day. The award-winning AMD Athlon XP family of processors won more than 100 industry accolades and was the first PC processor to break the 1GHz barrier Now, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor reaches a new milestone by building a path to 64-bit computing for millions of notebook PC users.

Founded in 1969, AMD has shipped more than 240 million PC processors worldwide. Customers can depend on the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor and AMD for compatibility and reliability. AMD processors undergo extensive testing to evaluate compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems. AMD works in collaboration with Microsoft and other partners to achieve compatibility of AMD processors and to expand the capability of software and hardware products leveraging AMD64 technology. AMD conducts rigorous research, development, and validation to help evaluate the continued integrity and performance of its products.

* Enhanced Virus Protection will by default only protect the user's Windows operating system. After properly installing the appropriate Windows release, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from memory buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with Enhanced Virus Protection. AMD and Microsoft strongly recommend that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.