AMD SocketA CPU Guide

SocketA processors released from AMD is as follows.

SocketA processor [ 130nm Process - 462 pin ]

These CPU is manufactured from 0.13-micron copper process in Fab 30 of Dresden.

Barton 512K L2 Cache

• Key Architecture
• 512K L2 cache on die.
• QuantiSpeed architecture
• Package Type : 462 Pin Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA)

Athlon XP [ AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 10 ] OPN

These CPU has the highest performance in SocketA. In FSB, 400 or 333 products are most. However, 266 products exist a little. Moreover, the product of such a package exists.

• Designed for Desktop PC.
• Frequency : 1833MHz to 2200MHz
• 2/10/2003 : AMD Athlon XP 3000+ , 2167MHz(FSB333)
• 5/13/2003 : AMD Athlon XP 3200+, 2200MHz(FSB400)

Mobile Athlon XP-M [ Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M Processor Model 10 ] OPN

Because being controlled by PowerNow! is assumption in the Athlon XP-M, the start up multiplier is 6X. Moreover, the rated voltage cannot be correctly recognized with a general mother board.

As for present CPU, the start up multiplier is fixed. However, the multiplier changing function is effective in the Mobile CPUs.

• Designed for Notebooks.
• FSB : 266MHz
• Frequency : 1667MHz to 2200MHz
• 3/12/2003 : AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+, 1867MHz(FSB266)

Athlon MP [ AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 10 ]

• Athlon MP is a product for the multiprocessor equipped with 512K L2. FSB is 266. TDP is 60W. It seems to be also possible to use Sempron, Athlon XP-M, and Geode NX instead of Athlon MP.
• FSB : 266MHz
• Frequency : 2000MHz to 2133MHz
• 8/27/2002 : AMD Athlon MP 2200+
• 5/06/2003 : AMD Athlon MP 2800+, 2133MHz

Thoroughbred 256K L2 Cache

Most these products are CPUID=681 that is a newer core. The core released to the first stage is a product by an optical shrink of the Palomino, and the CPUID is 680.

Athlon XP [ AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 8 ] OPN

It is a standard product that used the Thoroughbred core. AXDA1700DLT3C of CPUID=681 became famous by the over clock performance.

• Designed for Desktop PC.
• FSB : 200, 266, 333MHz
• Frequency : 1467MHz to 2250MHz
• 4/17/2002 : Mobile AMD Athlon XP 1700+
• 6/10/2002 : AMD Athlon XP 2200+

Sempron [ AMD Sempron Processor Model 8 ] Sempron

The performance of Sempron is quite the same as AthlonXP because of the product that changes the name from AthlonXP. However, the start multiplier is fixed because of the release time.

• Designed for Desktop PC.
• FSB : 333MHz
• Frequency : 1500MHz to 2000MHz

Mobile Athlon XP-M [ Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M Processor Model 8 ] OPN

• The performance of this CPU is almost the same as Athlon XP for desktop. Because being controlled by PowerNow! is assumption in the Athlon XP-M, the start up multiplier is 6X or 5X. The multiplier changing function is effective in this Mobile CPU.However, it is not supported in a general mother board.
• Designed for Thin & Light Notebooks.
• FSB : 200MHz, 266MHz
• Frequency : 1200MHz to 2133MHz

Athlon MP [ AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 8 ]

• Athlon MP is a product for the multiprocessor equipped with 256K L2. FSB is 266. TDP is 60W. It seems to be also possible to use Sempron, Athlon XP-M, and Geode NX instead of Athlon MP.
• FSB : 266MHz
• Frequency : 1667MHz to 2133MHz

Geode NX [ AMD Geode NX Processor Model 8 ] Geode NX

• The package and the specification are similar to Mobile Athlon XP-M. Therefore, the start multiplier is 6X, and FSB is 266. Because the operation voltage of Geode NX 1500 is a very low 1.25V, Fan less is also possible.
• Very low core voltage
• Geode NX 1500 1.0GHz 1.00v TDP9W
• Geode NX 1750 1.4GHz 1.25v TDP25W
• Geode NX 2001 is here

Duron 64K L2 Cache [ AMD Duron Processor Model 8 with 64K L2 Cache ] OPN

• The core of Duron that is called Applebred uses not the new design but Thoroughbred. However, the L2 cache is recognized as 64K.
• FSB : 266MHz
• Frequency : 1400MHz to 1800MHz
• 8/15/2003 : AMD Duron 1600 (MHz)

Socket563 Barton 512K L2 Cache

Socket563 Athlon XP-M [ AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 10 ] OPN

Package type G shows the organic micro pin grid array package of 563pin. Because it is small CPU for note PC package, it is not replaced with socket A CPU. Besides this, the Thoroughbred version is shipped.

SocketA processor [ 180nm Process - 462 pin ]

The Thunderbird is a development code of the processor released to the first stage of SocketA. Afterwards, architecture was changed from the release of Mobile Athlon 4. The development code of new architecture was called The Palomio. This Palomio is a starting point of present Athlon XP. However, it doesn't reach a present product in the performance because it is 0.18-micron process.

• Key Architecture
• 256K L2 cache on die.
• Package Type : 462 Pin Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA) or CPGA

Palomino 256K L2 Cache

• Athlon XP [ AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 6 ]
• QuantiSpeed architecture
• FSB : 200MHz, 266MHz
• Frequency : 1333MHz to 1733MHz
• 10/9/2001 : AMD Athlon XP 1800+
  

• Athlon MP [ AMD Athlon MP Processor Model 6 ]
• Athlon MP is a product for the multiprocessor equipped with 256K L2. FSB is 266. TDP is 60W.
• QuantiSpeed architecture
• FSB : 266MHz
• Frequency : 1000MHz to 1733MHz
• 6/06/2001 : AMD Athlon MP 1000MHz
• Informally, DUAL can operate also by Mobile Athlon4. In addition, even if it is Thunderbird and Spitfire, the DUAL operation seems to be possible.

Morgan 64K L2 Cache

• Duron [ AMD Duron Processor Model 7 ]
• It was manufactured in the 0.18-micron aluminum process in Fab 25.
• FSB : 200MHz
• Frequency : 1000MHz to 1300MHz
• 8/21/2001 : AMD Duron 1000MHz
  

Thunderbird 256K L2 Cache

• Athlon [ AMD Athlon Processor Model 4 ]
• It was manufactured in the 0.18-micron copper process in Fab 30 of Dresden. The feature was 256K L2 cache on Die.
  
• FSB : 200MHz, 266MHz
• Frequency : 700MHz to 1400MHz
• 6/05/2000 : AMD Athlon 1G
• 6/06/2001 : AMD Athlon MP 1200MHz

Spitfire 64K L2 Cache

• Duron [ AMD Duron Processor Model 3 ]
• FSB : 200MHz
• Frequency : 600MHz to 950MHz
• 6/19/2000 : AMD Duron 700Mhz

reference

AMD Technical Documentation http://www.amd.com/us-en/

Athlon Processor_recognition.pdf

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