Athlon MP
Athlon MP logo
Developer	AMD
Manufacturer	AMD
Type	Microprocessors
Introduction	June 5, 2001 (announced) October 9, 2001 (launch)
Architecture	Server x86 multiprocessors
ISA	x86
µarch	K7
Word size	32 bit 4 octets 8 nibbles
Process	180 nm 0.18 μm 1.8e-4 mm , 130 nm 0.13 μm 1.3e-4 mm
Technology	CMOS
Clock	1,000 MHz-2,130 MHz
Package	CPGA-453
Socket	Socket A
Succession
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Athlon	Opteron

Athlon MP (Athlon Multiprocessor) was a family of 32-bit x86 server multiprocessors designed by AMD specifically for the server and workstations market. Athlon MP was AMD's first multiprocessing-capable platform.

Overview

AMD announced their first multiprocessing-capable platform at Computex Taipei on June 5th, 2001. The platform includes the Athlon MP processors as well as the AMD-760MP northbridge chipset. AMD-760MP supports one- and two-way setups and Double Data Rate (DDR) memory operating at 133 MHz. At the time, AMD's vice president for their servers group stated Athlon MP processor delivers up to 38% higher performance over their competition (presumably referring to Xeon).

Models

Palomino Core

Palomino-based microprocessors were manufactured on AMD's mature 180 nm process copper interconnect technology at Fab 30 foundry in Dresden, Germany. The core implements an exclusive 256 KiB L2$ and a 128 KiB L1$. As with all Socket A processors (EV6 system bus), Athlon MP operate on a 133 MHz FSB DDR (double data rate) yielding an effective 266 MT/s transfer rate. These processors support MMX, SSE, Enhanced 3DNow!, and SmartMP Technology. AMD came short with Palomino by not supporting SSE2 which came out in the various Pentium 4 that were released by Intel around the same time.

Documents

Datasheets

• AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 6 Data Sheet Multiprocessor-Capable for Workstation and Server Platforms; Publication # 24685; Rev.: B; Issue Date: June 2001.
• AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 6 OPGA Data Sheet for Multiprocessor Platforms; Publication # 25480 Rev: D; Issue Date: June 2002.
• AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 8 Data Sheet for Multiprocessor Platforms; Publication # 25722 Rev. E; Issue Date: March 2003.
• AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 10 Data Sheet for Multiprocessor Platforms; Publication # 26426 Rev. C; Issue Date: October 2003.

Others

• System Considerations for Dual AMD Athlon MP Processors in Tower and 1U Form Factors; Publication # 25325; Rev: B; August 2002.