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AMD

LAPTOP PROCESSORS

-ANITH M THOMAS 1327011


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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

TIMELINE

LAPTOP PROCESSORS ATHLON

TURION

PHENOM SEMPRON

A SERIES

FX SERIES


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INTRODUCTION

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semicond

company based in Sunnyvale, California, United States,

It develops computer processors and related technologies for business andconsumer markets.

While initially it manufactured its own processors, the company became fabafter Global Foundries was spun off in 2009.

AMD's main products include microprocessors, motherboard chipsets, embprocessors and graphics processors for servers, workstations and personal

computers, and embedded systems applications.

AMD is the second-largest global supplier of microprocessors based on the architecture and also one of the largest suppliers of graphics processing unit

AMD is the only significant rival to Intel in the central processor (CPU) mark(x86 based) personal computers.


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TIMELINE-I

IBM PC and the x86 architecture:1. In February 1982, AMD signed a contract with Intel, becoming a licensed s

source manufacturer of 8086 and 8088 processors.

2. IBM wanted to use the Intel 8088 in its IBM PC, but IBM's policy at the timto require at least two sources for its chips. AMD later produced the Am28the same arrangement.

3. In 1991, AMD released the Am386, its clone of the Intel 386 processor. It tothan a year for the company to sell a million units.

4. Later, the Am486 was used by a number of large original equipmentmanufacturers, including Compaq, and proved popular. Another Am486-bproduct, the Am5x86, continued AMD's success as a low-price alternative.However, as product cycles shortened in the PC industry, the process of reengineering Intel's products became an ever less viable strategy for AMD.


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TIMELINE-II

AMD's first in-house x86 processor was the K5, which was launched iThe "K" was a reference to Kryptonite.

In 1996, AMD purchased NexGen, specifically for the rights to their Nseries of x86-compatible processors. AMD gave the NexGen design ttheir own building, left them alone, and gave them time and money trework the Nx686. The result was the K6 processor, introduced in 199

K7 was AMD's seventh-generation x86 processor, making its debut o23, 1999, under the brand name Athlon. Unlike previous AMD procescould not be used on the same motherboards as Intel's, due to licensissues surrounding Intel's Slot 1 connector, and instead used a Slot Aconnector, referenced to the Alpha processor bus.

The Duron was a lower-cost and limited version of the Athlon (64KB iof 256KB L2 cache) in a 462-pin socketed PGA (socket A) or soldereddirectly onto the motherboard.


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TIMELINE-III

Sempron was released as a lower-cost Athlon XP, replacing Duron in socket A PGA era. It has since been migrated upward to all new socketo AM3.

On October 9, 2001, the Athlon XP was released. On February 10, 200Athlon XP with 512KB L2 Cache was released.

The K8 was a major revision of the K7 architecture, with the most notfeatures being the addition of a 64-bit extension to the x86 instructio(called x86-64, AMD64, or x64), the incorporation of an on-chip memcontroller, and the implementation of an extremely high performancpoint-to-point interconnect called HyperTransport, as part of the DirConnect Architecture.

The technology was initially launched as the Opteron server-orientedprocessor on April 22, 2003. Shortly thereafter it was incorporated intproduct for desktop PCs, branded Athlon 64.


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TIMELINE-IV

On April 21, 2005, AMD released the first dual core Opteron, an x86-bserver CPU.

A month later, AMD released the Athlon 64 X2, the first desktop-basecore processor family.

In May 2007 AMD abandoned the string "64" in its dual-core desktopproduct branding, becoming Athlon X2, downplaying the significancebit computing in its processors. Further updates involved improvemethe microarchitecture, and a shift of target market from mainstreamdesktop systems to value dual-core desktop systems.

In 2008, AMD started to release dual-core Sempron processors exclusin China, branded as the Sempron 2000 series, with lower HyperTranspeed and smaller L2 cache. Thus AMD completed its dual-core prodportfolio for each market segment.


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TIMELINE-V

In September 2007 AMD released the first K10 processors ninquad-core Third Generation Opteron processors followed inNovember by the Phenom processor for desktop.

K10 processors came in dual-core, triple-core,[9] and quad-coreversions, with all cores on a single die. AMD released a new platcodenamed "Spider", which utilized the new Phenom processo

well as an R770 GPU and a 790 GX/FX chipset from the AMD 700chipset series.

AMD released a new processor line dubbed Phenom II, a refresthe original Phenom built using the 45 nm process.


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TIMELINE-VI

AMD released a new Phenom II hexa-core (6-core) processorcodenamed "Thuban". This was a totally new die based on the hcore Istanbul Opteron processor. It included AMD's turbo cortechnology,which allows the processor to automatically switch6 cores to 3 faster cores when more pure speed is needed.


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ATHLON

RECOMMENDED FOR : Web Browsing, E-mail No. of Cores: 1, 2

Features: 32-bit or 64-bit

Notes: Formerly known as just the Athlon, the Athlon Classic habeen in production since 2005. The kind of performance is extrelimited for today's applications and is recommended for only thmost basic of uses. Generally, a complete system upgrade fromprocessor range would be advisable if your needs fall beyond wbrowsing and e-mail tasks.


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ATHLON PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE AND DIE


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ATHLON AND PENTIUM III


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PHENOM

RECOMMENDED FOR: Multi-tasking, HD Video, Basic Graph No. of Cores: 2, 3, 4

Features: (1) HyperTransport(2) AMD PowerNow! (Cool'n'Quiet)(3) AMD CoolCore

Notes: The AMD Phenom processor preceded the Phenom II. Tthe processor is no longer in production, it is generally considerlower-middle range in performance; suitable for multi-tasking amore than casual use. The Phenom was available only for desktplatforms.


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SEMPRON

RECOMMENDED FOR: Basic Productivity, E-mail, and WebBrowsing

No. of Cores: 1,2

Features: (1) HyperTransport(2) 64-bit

NOTES: The Sempron is the AMD analogue to the Intel Celeronoffers very basic levels of performance and is updated every so so as to offer an inexpensive option capable of running recentversions of productivity software such as Office 2010 as well as applications.


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TURION II

RECOMMENDED FOR: Productivity, Photos, and Music No. of Cores: 1,2

Features: (1) HyperTransport (2) 64-bit

Notes: The Turion II is a processor based from the same architein the Phenom II and Athlon II. It was introduced as a competito

Intel's Core 2 Duo. As a result, its performance should be very sufor productivity software. They designed with power efficiencymind and is found primarily in notebook configurations


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ATHLON II

RECOMMENDED FOR: Basic Multi-tasking, Productivity and MultiApplications

No. of Cores: 2,3, 4

Notable Features: (1) AMD Virtualization(2) AMD PowerNow! (Cool'n'Quiet)(3) AMD CoolCore

NOTES: The Athlon II is a relatively recent processor taking design cufrom the Phenom II. Unlike the Athlon Classic, is still in production anmore suited to current productivity applications such as Microsoft Ofwell as multitasking and multimedia applcations. It is found in both land desktops as a reasonably-powered, cost-effective option.


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PHENOM II

RECOMMENDED FOR: Advanced Productivity, HD Video, 3DGraphics, Photos and Music

No. of Cores: 2, 4, 6

Features: 1) HyperTransport(2) Integrated DRAM Controller with AMD Memory Optimizer

(3) AMD Turbo CORE(4) AMD PowerNow! (Cool'n'Quiet)(5) AMD CoolCore!


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PHENOM II

Notes: The AMD Phenom II is primarily a class of high-performadesktop processor.In 2010, AMD claimed to be the first in theindustry to offer a consumer class six-core processor though thMobile variants of the Phenom II were introduced as well, but nthe six-core flavor.

Though new generations of this product line are no longer in th

works, this line of processor is still sold as a low-cost, budget-oriented option for custom system builds. The performance of tprocessor is more than enough for everyday usage and product


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A-Series (Fusion)

Recommended for: A4: BasicAll-Around Use/Productivity, Casual Gaming

A6, A8: All-Around Performance, Multimedia, Advanced 3DGraphics

Codename: 2012 ("Trinity") and upcoming

No. of Cores: A4: 2, A6, A8: 4

Notable Features: DirectX 11 Capable Graphics


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A-SERIES

NOTES:

1. The AMD A-Series (AMD Fusion) are a type of chip that merges thewith a high-performance GPU (graphics processing unit) resulting inversatile system that is very power efficient.

2. They are available in desktops, laptops and most recently, ultrabooWhere the A4 APU is found in less expensive, entry level systems, thand A8 are more suited for all-around use w/advanced graphics

applications (such as gaming or 3D modeling).

3. In May 2012, AMD released the next generation of Fusion A-Seriesprocessors known as "Trinity", these processors promise much greagraphical and general purpose performance. AMD has aligned Trinitan answer to Intel's Ivy Bridge


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FX

Recommended For: Desktop Enthusiasts, All-Around High Performance

Last Generation Released (Codename): 2012 ("Bulldozer") and upcoming

Number of Cores: 4, 6, 8

Notable Features: 1) HyperTransport(2) Integrated DRAM Controller with AMD Memory Optimizer(2) AMD Turbo CORE(3) AMD Virtualization(4) AMD PowerNow! (Cool'n'Quiet)

Available exclusively on desktop platforms, AMD FX targets custom builderenthusiasts. This is a processor that far surpasses the needs of the average uHowever, given the amount of performance it provides combined with the rlow cost, it becomes an attractive option for budget custom PC builds. The along with the A-Series, represent AMD's current flagship products and latereleases within these product lines are planned.


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FEATURES OF FX PROCESSOR

New Instruction Capabilities

AMD Turbo CORE Technology

AMD Balanced Smart Cache (Improved scheduling and pre-fetchcapabilities, Increased data queue sizes)

AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator

HyperTransport Technology (Quick access times to system I/O for bperformance.)

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology with IOMMU

AMD PowerNow! AMD Technology (Cool'n'Quiet Technology)


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FX PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE


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