Athlon MP
Athlon MP logo
Developer	AMD
Manufacturer	AMD
Type	Microprocessors
Introduction	June 5, 2001 (announced) June 5, 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
←	→
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

See also: K7 Microarchitecture

Tyan S2462 motherboard for dual-socket Athlon MP processors.

AMD announced their first multiprocessing-capable platform at Computex Taipei on June 5th, 2001. As with all the other Athlon families, the Athlon MP is also based on the K7 microarchitecture. 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).

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SmartMP Technology

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Modding Athlon XP

In early 2002 HardwareZone.com published an article detailing the ability to modify a stock Athlon XP processor (which shares an identical core to the Athlon MPs) to allow it to recognize dual-socket configuration effectively turning it into an expensive Athlon MP processor. The modification is a trivial bridge on the L5 circuit on the top of the Athlon XP package (see article for detail). Various degrees of success has been reported.

Chip Identification

Athlon MP processor along with the AMD-760MP chipset (north and south bridge)

Identification
A	HX		1200	A	M	S	3	C
A	MS	N	1200	D	K	T	3	B
									FSB: B - 100 MHz (200 MT/s) C - 133 MHz (266 MT/s)
								L2$ Size: 3 - 256 KiB 4 - 512 KiB
							TCASE: S - 95 °C T - 90 °C V - 85 °C
						VCORE: L - 1.5 V H - 1.55 V U - 1.6 V K - 1.65 V P - 1.7 V M - 1.75 V N - 1.80 V
					Package: A - PGA D - OPGA
				Speed (MHz)
			Max Power: N - 60 W
		Type: HX - High-Performance Multiprocessors MP - High-Performance Multiprocessors MS - High-Performance Multiprocessors with QuantiSpeed
	Family: A - Athlon-based (K7)

Models

Palomino Core

Palomino-based microprocessors (i.e. Model 6) 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 (note that 'B' models operated at a lower FSB of 100 MHz). 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 models that were released around the same time.

Palomino-based Athlon MP Microprocessors
Model	OPN	Price	Launched	L2$	Freq	Multiplier	TDP	VCORE
Athlon MP 1000	AHX1000AMS3C	$ 215.00 € 193.50 £ 174.15 ¥ 22,215.95	5 June 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1 GHz 1,000 MHz 1,000,000 kHz	7.5	46.1 W 46,100 mW 0.0618 hp 0.0461 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 1200	AHX1200AMS3C	$ 265.00 € 238.50 £ 214.65 ¥ 27,382.45	5 June 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.2 GHz 1,200 MHz 1,200,000 kHz	9	54.7 W 54,700 mW 0.0734 hp 0.0547 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 1200	AHX1200DHS3C	$ 265.00 € 238.50 £ 214.65 ¥ 27,382.45	5 June 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.2 GHz 1,200 MHz 1,200,000 kHz	9		1.55 V 15.5 dV 155 cV 1,550 mV
Athlon MP 1200	AHX1200ANS3B	$ 265.00 € 238.50 £ 214.65 ¥ 27,382.45	5 June 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.2 GHz 1,200 MHz 1,200,000 kHz	12		1.8 V 18 dV 180 cV 1,800 mV
Athlon MP 1500+	AMP1500DMS3C	$ 180.00 € 162.00 £ 145.80 ¥ 18,599.40	15 October 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.333 GHz 1,333 MHz 1,333,000 kHz	10	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 1600+	AMP1600DMS3C	$ 210.00 € 189.00 £ 170.10 ¥ 21,699.30	15 October 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.4 GHz 1,400 MHz 1,400,000 kHz	10.5	62.8 W 62,800 mW 0.0842 hp 0.0628 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 1800+	AMP1800DMS3C	$ 302.00 € 271.80 £ 244.62 ¥ 31,205.66	15 October 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.533 GHz 1,533 MHz 1,533,000 kHz	11.5	66 W 66,000 mW 0.0885 hp 0.066 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 1900+	AMP1900DMS3C	$ 319.00 € 287.10 £ 258.39 ¥ 32,962.27	12 December 2001	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.6 GHz 1,600 MHz 1,600,000 kHz	12	66 W 66,000 mW 0.0885 hp 0.066 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 2000+	AMP2000DMS3C	$ 319.00 € 287.10 £ 258.39 ¥ 32,962.27	13 March 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.667 GHz 1,667 MHz 1,667,000 kHz	12.5	66 W 66,000 mW 0.0885 hp 0.066 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Athlon MP 2100+	AMP2100DMS3C	$ 262.00 € 235.80 £ 212.22 ¥ 27,072.46	19 June 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.733 GHz 1,733 MHz 1,733,000 kHz	13	66 W 66,000 mW 0.0885 hp 0.066 kW	1.75 V 17.5 dV 175 cV 1,750 mV
Count: 10

Thoroughbred Core

AMD introduced Thoroughbred-based processors (i.e. Model 8) in late 2002. Those chips were manufactured on a newer 130 nm process which allowed them to be clocked at higher frequencies. The new process also allowed AMD to rearrange their design which allowed them to shave off roughly 300,000 transistors. These processors support MMX, SSE, Enhanced 3DNow!, and SmartMP Technology.

Thoroughbred-based Athlon MP Microprocessors
Model	OPN	Price	Launched	L2$	Freq	Multiplier	TDP	VCORE
Athlon MP 2000+	AMSN2000DKT3C		27 August 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.667 GHz 1,667 MHz 1,667,000 kHz	12.5		1.65 V 16.5 dV 165 cV 1,650 mV
Athlon MP 2000+	AMSN2000DUT3C		27 August 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.667 GHz 1,667 MHz 1,667,000 kHz	12.5	58.2 W 58,200 mW 0.078 hp 0.0582 kW	1.6 V 16 dV 160 cV 1,600 mV
Athlon MP 2200+	AMSN2200DKT3C	$ 224.00 € 201.60 £ 181.44 ¥ 23,145.92	27 August 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	1.8 GHz 1,800 MHz 1,800,000 kHz	13.5	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.65 V 16.5 dV 165 cV 1,650 mV
Athlon MP 2400+	AMSN2400DKT3C	$ 228.00 € 205.20 £ 184.68 ¥ 23,559.24	10 December 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	2 GHz 2,000 MHz 2,000,000 kHz	15	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.65 V 16.5 dV 165 cV 1,650 mV
Athlon MP 2400+	AMSN2400DUT3C	$ 228.00 € 205.20 £ 184.68 ¥ 23,559.24	10 December 2002	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	2 GHz 2,000 MHz 2,000,000 kHz	15		1.6 V 16 dV 160 cV 1,600 mV
Athlon MP 2600+	AMSN2600DKT3C	$ 273.00 € 245.70 £ 221.13 ¥ 28,209.09	4 February 2003	256 KiB 0.25 MiB 262,144 B 2.441406e-4 GiB	2.133 GHz 2,133 MHz 2,133,000 kHz	16	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.65 V 16.5 dV 165 cV 1,650 mV
Count: 6

Barton Core

The last chip in the Athlon MP series was introduced in early 2003. The Barton-based processor (i.e. model 10), which was also manufactured on a 130 nm process, doubled the amount of level 2 cache (to 512 KiB). Barton-based processors sold for significantly lower price than the newer Opteron models which made them attractive for entry-level servers and workstations. These processors support MMX, SSE, Enhanced 3DNow!, and SmartMP Technology.

Barton-based Athlon MP Microprocessors
Model	OPN	Price	Launched	L2$	Freq	Multiplier	TDP	VCORE
Athlon MP 2600+	AMSN2600DUT4C		6 May 2003	512 KiB 0.5 MiB 524,288 B 4.882812e-4 GiB	2 GHz 2,000 MHz 2,000,000 kHz	15	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.6 V 16 dV 160 cV 1,600 mV
Athlon MP 2800+	AMSN2800DUT4C	$ 275.00 € 247.50 £ 222.75 ¥ 28,415.75	6 May 2003	512 KiB 0.5 MiB 524,288 B 4.882812e-4 GiB	2.133 GHz 2,133 MHz 2,133,000 kHz	16	60 W 60,000 mW 0.0805 hp 0.06 kW	1.6 V 16 dV 160 cV 1,600 mV
Count: 2

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.
• AMD-760 Chipset & DDR Memory Presentation; October 2000.

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