New AMD Athlon(tm) MP Processors Extend AMD's Performance Leadership In
Multiprocessing Server, Workstation Markets

High-performance
multiprocessors align with AMD's True Performance Initiative to develop new
processor performance metric


Sunnyvale, CA October 15, 2001. AMD
(NYSE: AMD) today introduced its newest processors for multiprocessing servers
and workstations, the high-performance AMD Athlon(tm) MP processors 1800+, 1600+
and 1500+. The new AMD Athlon MP processors, which feature patented
QuantiSpeed(tm) architecture and AMD's Smart MP technology, deliver breakthrough
application performance versus competitive processors on single and
dual-processor platforms.

The model numbers are strategically aligned
with AMD's recently announced True Performance Initiative, or TPI, which seeks
to assist customers in understanding the benefits of processor performance. TPI
also will help define a new, more accurate measure of processor performance for
standard applications.

"The AMD Athlon MP processor's superior
architecture delivers outstanding overall performance for one- and two-way
servers and workstations," said Ed Ellett, AMD vice president of AMD's
Computation Products Group. "With today's announcement, AMD's new initiative to
provide a reliable performance metric extends to the new AMD Athlon MP
processors, continuing our commitment to commercial
customers."

Benchmarks for single and dual processor-based platforms
powered by AMD Athlon MP processors 1800+, 1600+ and 1500+ show distinct
performance advantages over similarly-configured single and dual processor-based
platformspowered by competitive processors operating at certain higher
frequencies. For example, a workstation based on a dual 1.53GHz AMD Athlon MP
processor 1800+ outperforms a similarly-configured workstation based on a dual
1.7GHz Intel Xeon processor by up to 23 percent on various application
benchmarks, such as High-end Microstation, SoftImage XSI and Alias
Wavefront/Maya.

"The AMD Athlon MP processor 1800+ provides the extreme
performance we need for our real-time digital puppeteering system," said David
Barrington-Holt, Creative Director for Jim Henson's Creature Shop. "We require
the most advanced technology, and that's what we get with a system powered by
the AMD Athlon MP processor 1800+ -performance, efficiency and reliability."


AMD is working to ensure that the AMD Athlon MP processor, based on
AMD's stable Socket A infrastructure, is fully compatible with industry-leading
hardware and software, and that it integrates seamlessly into existing
infrastructures.

Systems featuring the AMD Athlon MP processor,
including models 1800+, 1600+ and 1500+, are expected to be available from
computer manufacturers in the United States, Europe, Japan and greater
Asia-Pacific.

Pricing
The AMD Athlon MP processors 1800+, 1600+ and
1500+ are priced at $302, $210 and $180, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities.



About the AMD Athlon(tm) MP Processor
The AMD Athlon MP
processor is a seventh-generation x86 processor designed for high-performance
multiprocessing servers and workstations.
 
A key advantage of AMD's
multiprocessing platform is Smart MP technology, which greatly enhances overall
platform performance by increasing data movement between the two CPUs, chipset
and memory system. Smart MP technology features dual point-to-point, high-speed
266MHz system buses with Error Correcting Code (ECC) support designed to provide
up to 2.1GB per second per CPU of bus bandwidth in a dual-processor system.
Smart MP technology also has an optimized Modified Owner Exclusive Shared
Invalid (MOESI) cache coherency protocol that manages data and memory traffic in
a multiprocessing environment.

The new AMD Athlon MP processor features
the patented QuantiSpeed(tm) architecture, which includes a high performance
full-speed cache with hardware data pre-fetch, a fully pipelined superscalar
floating point engine, and an exclusive L2 Translation Look-aside Buffer (TLB).
The processor also incorporates 3DNow!* Professional technology, which has 52
new instructions that extend AMD's 3DNow! technology, enabling smoother, richer
and more lifelike images, more precise digital audio and an enriched Internet
experience.

The new AMD Athlon MP processor is compatible with AMD's
stable Socket A infrastructure, and supports DDR memory technology.

About
the AMD-760(tm) MP Chipset
The AMD-760 MP chipset, the world's first AMD
Athlon multiprocessor chipset to support DDR memory technology, is AMD's high
performance two-way multiprocessor core logic solution for the AMD Athlon(tm) MP
processor. It consists of two chips-the AMD-762(tm) system controller
(northbridge), and the AMD-766(tm) peripheral bus controller (southbridge). The
AMD-760 MP chipset unleashes the power of DDR memory technology, which combines
with other sophisticated core logic in data, memory and I/O control as well as
system and power management to provide a powerful solution for server and
workstation platforms. The AMD-760 MP chipset supports up to two AMD Athlon MP
processors with independent 266MHz front side buses, as well as PC2100 DDR
memory and AGP 4x graphics.

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About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the
personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and
Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory
devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking applications.
Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6
billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).

Cautionary Statement
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contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 
Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words such as "plans,"
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all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainty
that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations,
including the risk that computer manufacturers may not offer systems based on
the new AMD Athlon MP processors in volume or in certain geographic regions.  We
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