New AMD Athlon(tm) MP Processors Extend AMD's Performance Leadership In multiprocessing Markets

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

This release 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,"
"expects," "believes," "anticipates" or
"intends."  Investors are cautioned that 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 urge investors to
review in detail the risks and uncertainties in the Company's filings
with the United States Securities Exchange Commission.



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QuantiSpeed, 3DNow!, AMD-760, AMD-762, and AMD-766 are trademarks of
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