Press Release: New 1.2GHz AMD
Duron(tm) Processor Offers Outstanding Performance For Everyday PC Computing
Posted By Kathy Smith
Date: November 15, 2001
AMD Duron(tm) processor, coupled with DDR memory,
delivers practical performance for mainstream PC market.
SUNNYVALE, CA-November
15, 2001-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a new
desktop processor for the mainstream PC market, the 1.2GHz AMD Duron(tm)
processor, offering best-in-class performance on digital photo, audio and
Internet applications.
"With the new 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor,
customers can configure an AMD Duron processor-based system with low-cost DDR
memory at or below the cost of competitive SDRAM systems," said Ed Ellett, vice
president of marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. "This will enable
increased application performance and provide even more momentum to the AMD
Duron processor's global success."
The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system was designed and optimized for x86
processors like the AMD Duron processor. A 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor-based
system with DDR memory substantially outperforms a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron
processor-based system with SDRAM on 3D gaming benchmarks, and also provides up
to a 13 percent performance advantage versus a 1.4GHz Pentium® 4 processor-based
system with SDRAM on office productivity and digital media applications.
Like all AMD processors, the new 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor supports AMD's
Socket A platform. Motherboard solutions featuring DDR memory now enable
top-to-bottom PC system price points. For commercial customers, AMD's Socket A
infrastructure offers unmatched platform stability.
Systems featuring the 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor are expected to be available by
the end of the year through a variety of channels worldwide.
Pricing
The 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor is priced at $103 in 1,000-unit quantities. For
more information on pricing, please visit:
http://www.amd.com/usen/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_1200_1202^609,00.html
About the AMD Duron(tm) Processor
The AMD Duron processor is a derivative of the award-winning AMD Athlon(tm)
processor and is designed to provide practical performance for everyday
computing for business and home users. Employing an innovative design, the AMD
Duron processor features a sophisticated cache architecture with 192KB of total
on-chip cache, a high-speed 200MHz front-side bus, and a superscalar floating
point unit with 3DNow!(tm) Professional technology, and hardware data pre-fetch.
The AMD Duron processor offers buyers access to technology and performance that
stands out among other processors in its class. It reflects AMD's 30 years of
design and manufacturing expertise and sales of more than 175 million PC
processors. AMD Duron processors are manufactured on AMD's 0.18 micron process
technology in Fab 25, Austin, Texas.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and networked
computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities in the United
States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and Standard & Poor's 500
company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices, and support circuitry
for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969 and based in
Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).
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Contact
Olga Flores Finneran
AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-9435
olga.finneran@amd.com
Laureen Chernow
AMD Public Relations
(512) 602-0449
laureen.chernow@amd.com
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