Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Product Brief

Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor Overview
The Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 processor is the most advanced PC processor for notebook computing, providing outstanding performance for demanding software applications. Notebook computers with the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors provide exceptional performance and wireless connectivity.

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is designed for a balance of performance and mobility, incorporating AMD PowerNow!™ technology to deliver performance on demand while helping to extend system battery life. It is also designed to be compatible with all currently available wireless solutions, offering the user an enhanced mobile experience. The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD64, a revolutionary technology that allows the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling the coming wave of powerful, 64-bit software applications, and provides Enhanced Virus Protection.

HyperTransport™ Technology for Industry Leading Performance
The revolutionary architecture of the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor enables industry-leading performance to help maximize productivity and deliver a true-to-life digital entertainment experience. HyperTransport™ technology can increase overall system performance by reducing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency. An integrated DDR memory controller helps speed access to memory by offering the processor a direct connection to the main memory. As a result, end users can enjoy quick application loading, impressive multi-tasking, and extraordinary application performance.

AMD PowerNow!™ Technology for Extended System Battery Life
The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor features AMD PowerNow! technology, which delivers performance on demand while providing the capability to extend a system's battery life. Processors featuring AMD PowerNow! technology can operate at lower-power or higher-performance modes based on the application's demand for CPU cycles, optimizing battery life for a system under typical usage conditions. AMD PowerNow! technology also reduces typical processor power consumption and allows the processor to dissipate less heat under normal operating conditions in a system, providing a quieter running notebook.

Enhanced Virus Protection
Enhanced Virus Protection is a feature of AMD64 technology. Security improvements are in the Windows XP SP2 operating system to take advantage of the Enhanced Virus Protection feature in AMD64 processors. When properly enabled, Enhanced Virus Protection for Windows XP SP2 is designed to protect your computer and personal information against certain PC viruses, like MS Blaster and Slammer*

AMD Digital Media XPress™
Compatible with the largest installed base of multimedia-enhanced software, enabling stellar performance and playback quality on digital entertainment such as games, streaming video and audio, DVDs, and music.

Ready for your 64-bit future
The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is designed for people who want to stay at the forefront of technology and for those who depend on their PCs to keep them connected, informed, and entertained. Systems based on Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors deliver leading-edge performance for demanding productivity and entertainment software today and for the future.

With AMD64 technology, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is compatible with existing software, while enabling a seamless transition to upcoming 64-bit applications. Both 32- and 64-bit applications can run simultaneously and transparently on the same platform. AMD64 technology allows end users to take advantage of new innovations such as real-time encryption, life-like games, accurate speech interfaces, cinema-quality graphics effects, and easy-to-use video and audio editing.

Protect your investment with a technically superior PC processor
The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is the world's most technically advanced processor for notebook computing and the only Windows®-compatible 64-bit PC processor for notebook computing. Advanced technologies in the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor include:

AMD64 technology, which doubles the number of processor registers and dramatically increases the system memory addressability
Enhanced multimedia instructions support including 3DNow! Professional technology and support for SSE2 instructions.
Up to 1600 MHz system bus using HyperTransport technology, with up to 9.6 GB/sec total processor-to-system bandwidth
An integrated memory controller with peak memory bandwidth of 3.2 GB/sec, supporting PC3200, PC2700, PC2100, or PC1600 DDR SDRAM
The industry's largest cache memory system (1 Megabyte L2 cache) to speed up memory access and reduce processor bottlenecks
Native execution of 32-bit software, allowing today's PC software to run seamlessly, simplifying the migration to 64-bit software

The combination of these innovations and features provides customers with the performance they need along with tremendous flexibility. Customers can experience outstanding performance running today's applications and prepare for the next generation of software without having to upgrade or change hardware. For business customers, this can help extend system life cycles, simplify technology transitions, and reduce total cost of ownership.

*Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems,including the current versions of Microsoft® Windows®, Linux, Solaris, and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system release, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Consult your OS documentation for information on enabling EVP. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to include third-party antivirus software as part of their security strategy.