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AMD Athlon XP 2200+ processor
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| Tue Jun 11, 2002 | 10:36A| PermaLink |
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Let's dispell the rumors right now. Thoroughbred is simply a die shrink of the Athlon XP. Nothing more. Well, OK, not much more. AMD says T-bred's transistor count is 37.2 million, down a smidgen from the previous "Palomino" version of the Athlon XP, due to a more efficient layout and "lower voltage handling requirements." That explains why the T-bred is a different shape than Palomino, too. But T-bred doesn't include any notable performance tweaks like more cache, SSE2 instructions, or other sorts of engineering magic. The die shrink means the Athlon XP ought to be able to reach much higher clock speeds in the future, but clock for clock, a T-bred ought to perform exactly like a Palomino.
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FULL STORY @
TECH-REPORT
(http://tech-report.com/reviews/2002q2/athlonxp-2200/index.x?pg=1)
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