AMD Athlon | |
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Developer | AMD |
Manufacturer | AMD |
Type | Microprocessors |
Introduction | June 23, 1999 (announced) August, 1999 (launch) |
Production | 1999-2004 |
ISA | x86 |
Word size | 32 bit 4 octets
8 nibbles |
Process | 250 nm 0.25 μm , 180 nm2.5e-4 mm 0.18 μm
1.8e-4 mm |
Technology | CMOS |
Clock | 500 MHz-1400 MHz |
Socket | Slot A, Socket A |
Athlon is was family of high-performance 64-bit microprocessors developed by AMD based on AMD's K7 microarchitecture. Athlon was introduce on June 23, 1999.
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Packaging
Early Athlon microprocessors were packaged with a separate L2$ into a single cartridge. The cartridge connected into AMD's Slot A (similar to Intel's Slot 1). Those processors included Argon, Pluto, and Orion-core based processors. Later microprocessors (starting with Thunderbird core-based) introduced on-die L2$ simplifying the packing complexity, allowing it to use a standard PGA (Socket A).
Members
Athlon had 4 iterations of cores: Argon, Pluto, Orion, Thunderbird.
Argon core
The Argon, released in 1999, uses Slot A, has a double data rate front side bus operating at 100 MHz (having an effective bus speed of 200 MHz). Argon microprocessors were manufactured in 250 nm process.
Model | Frequency | L2$ | TDP |
---|---|---|---|
500 | 500 MHz | 512 kB | 42 W |
550 | 550 MHz | 512 kB | 46 W |
600 | 600 MHz | 512 kB | 50 W |
650 | 650 MHz | 512 kB | 54 W |
700 | 700 MHz | 512 kB | 50 W |
Pluto core
The Pluto core-based microprocessors were released in late 1999 and early 2000 and use Slot A. They have a double data rate front side bus operating at 100 MHz (having an effective bus speed of 200 MHz). Pluto microprocessors were manufactured in 180 nm process.
Model | Frequency | L2$ | TDP |
---|---|---|---|
550 | 550 MHz | 512 kB | 31 W |
600 | 600 MHz | 512 kB | 34 W |
650 | 650 MHz | 512 kB | 36 W |
700 | 700 MHz | 512 kB | 39 W |
750 | 750 MHz | 512 kB | 40 W |
800 | 800 MHz | 512 kB | 48 W |
850 | 850 MHz | 512 kB | 50 W |
900 | 900 MHz | 512 kB | 60 W |
950 | 950 MHz | 512 kB | 62 W |
Orion core
Like Pluto core, Orion microprocessors used Slot A.
Model | Frequency | L2$ | TDP |
---|---|---|---|
1000 | 1000 MHz | 512 kB | 65 W |
Thunderbird core
Thunderbird-based microprocessors were manufactured in both cartridge form (Slot A) and as PGA (Socket A).
Model | Frequency | L2$ | TDP | Socket |
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650 | 650 MHz | 256 kB | 36 W | Slot A |
700 | 700 MHz | 256 kB | 38 W | Slot A |
750 | 750 MHz | 256 kB | 40 W | Slot A |
800 | 800 MHz | 256 kB | 42 W | Slot A |
850 | 850 MHz | 256 kB | 44 W | Slot A |
900 | 900 MHz | 256 kB | 49 W | Slot A |
950 | 950 MHz | 256 kB | 52 W | Slot A |
1000 | 1000 MHz | 256 kB | 54 W | Slot A |
650 | 600 MHz | 256 kB | Socket A | |
650 | 650 MHz | 256 kB | 36 W | Socket A |
650 | 650 MHz | 256 kB | 38 W | Socket A |
700 | 700 MHz | 256 kB | 38 W | Socket A |
700 | 700 MHz | 256 kB | 40 W | Socket A |
700 | 750 MHz | 256 kB | 40 W | Socket A |
700 | 750 MHz | 256 kB | 43 W | Socket A |
800 | 800 MHz | 256 kB | 42 W | Socket A |
800 | 800 MHz | 256 kB | 45 W | Socket A |
850 | 850 MHz | 256 kB | 42 W | Socket A |
850 | 850 MHz | 256 kB | 45 W | Socket A |
900 | 900 MHz | 256 kB | 50 W | Socket A |
900 | 900 MHz | 256 kB | 50 W | Socket A |
950 | 950 MHz | 256 kB | 52 W | Socket A |
950 | 950 MHz | 256 kB | 52 W | Socket A |
1000 | 1000 MHz | 256 kB | 54 W | Socket A |
1000 | 1000 MHz | 256 kB | 54 W | Socket A |
1100 | 1100 MHz | 256 kB | 60 W | Socket A |
1200 | 1200 MHz | 256 kB | 66 W | Socket A |
1300 | 1300 MHz | 256 kB | 68 W | Socket A |
1400 | 1400 MHz | 256 kB | 72 W | Socket A |
Architecture
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designer | AMD + |
first announced | June 23, 1999 + |
first launched | August 1999 + |
full page name | amd/athlon + |
instance of | microprocessor family + |
instruction set architecture | x86 + |
main designer | AMD + |
manufacturer | AMD + |
name | AMD Athlon + |
process | 250 nm (0.25 μm, 2.5e-4 mm) + and 180 nm (0.18 μm, 1.8e-4 mm) + |
socket | Slot A + and Socket A + |
technology | CMOS + |
word size | 32 bit (4 octets, 8 nibbles) + |