AMD Cranks Up Performance of Mobile AMD Athlon 64.

zippyjuan · 08-17-2005, 12:03 AM

AMD Cranks Up Performance of Mobile AMD Athlon 64.
AMD Improves Speed of DTR Laptops

Category: Mobile

by Anton Shilov

[ 08/16/2005 | 01:05 PM ]

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it had created yet another powerful processor for desktop replacement notebooks, the AMD Athlon 64 4000+. Additionally, the company said its high-end desktop chips were also gaining popularity in the space of top-performance mobile computers.

“The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ provides a foundation for building the fastest, most feature-rich 64-bit notebooks available today,” said Chris Cloran, director of the mobile division for AMD’s microprocessor solutions sector.

Mobile AMD Athlon 64 4000+ operates at 2.60GHz, has single-channel PC3200 memory controller as well as contains 1MB of L2 cache. The chip has thermal design power (TDP) of about 62W, which is higher compared to low-power Mobile AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Turion 64 chips that have TDP of 35W or 25W. All of mobile chips from AMD feature PowerNow! technology that reduces power consumption.

Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors are now available in models 4000+, 3700+, 3400+, 3200+, 3000+ and 2800+. AMD does not disclose manufacturing processes it uses to make various mobile chips, but it is likely that Mobile AMD Athlon 64 4000+ is made using 90nm process technology.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers plans to incorporate the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ into a new AMILO A1667G notebook, which is expected to be available next month throughout Europe.

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ is priced at $382 in 1000-unit quantities.

AMD also said that notebook manufacturers can design powerful mobile systems using AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors or the currently fastest processor for gaming, the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor. In fact, VoodooPC has recently announced a new gaming machine that offers both – the Voodoo ENVY Heavyweight u:709 notebook.

Devhux · 08-17-2005, 05:09 PM

That's not a bad price at all for that processor -- sure beats the price of Intel's highest-clocked Pentium-M chip -- and probably outperforms it as well.

Makes me wonder why companies like Sager, Alienware, etc. only use Pentium 4 CPU's in their high-end gaming laptops.

(In other words, if I had been able to get a high-end 64-bit laptop with the nVidia Geforce Go 6800 GPU, I probably wouldn't have purchased my Dell Inspiron XPS2).

shocky123 · 08-17-2005, 07:51 PM

Not a bad price for 1000 of them heh.
That'll still probably translate to ~$450 for single unit costs to consumers.

But still yeah, not bad at all. Good move AMD

~Kyle

08-17-2005, 12:03 AM	#1
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	AMD Cranks Up Performance of Mobile AMD Athlon 64. AMD Cranks Up Performance of Mobile AMD Athlon 64. AMD Improves Speed of DTR Laptops Category: Mobile by Anton Shilov [ 08/16/2005 \| 01:05 PM ] Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it had created yet another powerful processor for desktop replacement notebooks, the AMD Athlon 64 4000+. Additionally, the company said its high-end desktop chips were also gaining popularity in the space of top-performance mobile computers. “The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ provides a foundation for building the fastest, most feature-rich 64-bit notebooks available today,” said Chris Cloran, director of the mobile division for AMD’s microprocessor solutions sector. Mobile AMD Athlon 64 4000+ operates at 2.60GHz, has single-channel PC3200 memory controller as well as contains 1MB of L2 cache. The chip has thermal design power (TDP) of about 62W, which is higher compared to low-power Mobile AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Turion 64 chips that have TDP of 35W or 25W. All of mobile chips from AMD feature PowerNow! technology that reduces power consumption. Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors are now available in models 4000+, 3700+, 3400+, 3200+, 3000+ and 2800+. AMD does not disclose manufacturing processes it uses to make various mobile chips, but it is likely that Mobile AMD Athlon 64 4000+ is made using 90nm process technology. Fujitsu Siemens Computers plans to incorporate the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ into a new AMILO A1667G notebook, which is expected to be available next month throughout Europe. The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ is priced at $382 in 1000-unit quantities. AMD also said that notebook manufacturers can design powerful mobile systems using AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors or the currently fastest processor for gaming, the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor. In fact, VoodooPC has recently announced a new gaming machine that offers both – the Voodoo ENVY Heavyweight u:709 notebook. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

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shocky123 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 828	Not a bad price for 1000 of them heh. That'll still probably translate to ~$450 for single unit costs to consumers. But still yeah, not bad at all. Good move AMD ~Kyle __________________ "me awaits onslaught of estrogen fury." -CornMonkey "5. When your friend dates a woman that is absolutely terrible for him, and she's wrecking his life, it's your duty to openly hate her, and point out how evil she is." -ialsohaveadream

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08-17-2005, 05:09 PM	#2
Devhux Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 2,511	That's not a bad price at all for that processor -- sure beats the price of Intel's highest-clocked Pentium-M chip -- and probably outperforms it as well. Makes me wonder why companies like Sager, Alienware, etc. only use Pentium 4 CPU's in their high-end gaming laptops. (In other words, if I had been able to get a high-end 64-bit laptop with the nVidia Geforce Go 6800 GPU, I probably wouldn't have purchased my Dell Inspiron XPS2).

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