| Q: | Why are the AMD64 processors moving to socket 939?
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| A: | AMD believes in bringing customer-centric technology to market that benefits partners and end users. By offering the AMD Athlon 64 processors in a 939-pin package, AMD is enabling performance enhancements and next-generation platform innovations with the use of a cost-effective four-layer circuit board and higher performing unbuffered DDR memory (Compared to registered DDR memory in the 940-pin part). |
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| Q: | What are the benefits of the AMD Athlon processor 3700+ in 754-pin package?
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| A: | The AMD Athlon processor 3700+ in 754-pin package joins model numbers 3000+, 3200+ and 3400+ to provide customers with best-in-class computing for mainstream computing. The 3700+ socket 754-based processor provides:
- Enhanced performance with HyperTransport™ technology and an integrated DDR memory controller.
- Superior 32-bit software performance and ready for tomorrow’s 64-bit applications.
- Large on-die cache memory (1152KB or 640KB total effective cache) for enhanced performance on large memory workloads.
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| Q: | What are the key features and benefits of socket 939-based motherboards?
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| A: | The AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor 939-pin provides:
Performance: Socket 939-based motherboards are designed to provide performance enhancements for AMD Athlon 64 FX and AMD Athlon 64 processor-based systems.
Up to 2.2GHz HyperTranport technology providing up to 8.0GB/s of system bandwidth
Dual-channel, unbuffered DDR memory providing up to 6.4GB/s of memory bandwidth
Platform innovations: Socket 939-based motherboards are expected to usher in the next-generation of platform innovations like:
Upcoming PCI-Express graphics solutions
Cool’n’Quiet™ technology
Up to 2.2GHz HyperTranport technology providing up to 8.0GB/s of system bandwidth
Dual-channel, unbuffered DDR memory providing up to 6.4GB/s of memory bandwidth
Stable & mature platform infrastructure: With the advent of socket 939-based motherboards, customers will be able to leverage a single-socket infrastructure for the AMD Athlon 64 family of processors.
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| Q: | Why 64-bit on the desktop?
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| A: | Quite simply AMD64 technology brings true customer benefit to the desktop. Earlier this month in his WinHEC keynote Bill Gates heralded the rapid approach of 64-bit personal computing. Whether it’s an AMD desktop exclusive feature like the EVP capability or Cool’n’Quiet technology, or high-performance 32-bit computing today with the promise of 64-bit computing in the near future- AMD Athlon 64 processors are the right choice.
Today's computer users are more savvy, their computers are more powerful and the software simply does more. As a result more and more people are using their computers to do things that used to be considered rather extraordinary — things like digital audio and video content creation, photo and video manipulation, and games with very realistic visual images. That kind of intensive application is not ideal on 32 bits. |
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| Q: | What is the expected performance of the AMD Athlon 64 processors for desktop?
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| A: | The AMD Athlon 64 processors offer a step up in performance digital media, such as Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 6.1 and Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 and office productivity software, including Microsoft Access, Excel, FrontPage, PowerPoint and Word; Norton AntiVirus 2003 and WinZip 8.1. |
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| Q: | How does the AMD Athlon 64 processors compare to the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor?
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| A: | The AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor remains a premium product for gamers, prosumers and PC enthusiasts- AMD Athlon 64 processors are for mainstream computing needs where performance, security and stability are crucial in the purchasing decision. |
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| Q: | What kind of Tier 1 support do you have?
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| A: | Since September 2003, more than 60 computer manufacturers and system builders have announced their support for the AMD Athlon 64 processor, including HP, eMachines, Fujitsu-Siemens and Fujitsu Japan.
HP has desktop systems based on the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ available via www.hpshopping.comand through retail kiosks. Fujitsu-Siemens and Fujitsu Japan also have desktop systems available.
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| Q: | What kind of infrastructure support do you have?
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| A: | Since Sept. 2003, more than 80 infrastructure partners worldwide have announced their support for the AMD Athlon 64 processor family. For the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ we have evaluated chipsets from NVIDIA and Via and evaluated motherboards from ABit, ASUS, MSI, Biostar and Gigabyte. |
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