Mobile Athlon 64

Mobile AMD Mobile Athlon 64-bit CPU based on AMD 64-bit technology is designed specifically for business people with high mobile performance requirements. Low power consumption can effectively extend battery life, good compatibility, high performance and high security will be business People provide strong protection.

In the AMD plan, the processor's core is "Lancaster", using a 90-nanometer SOI process, built-in 1M full-speed L2 and single-channel memory controller, using the same package as the Socket 754 Athlon 64. Compared to the desktop version of the Athlon 64, a low voltage design was used to achieve a TDP below 35W. And in the Windows (R) XP Service Pack 2 system environment, you can use the CPU anti-virus feature.

The AMD64-bit mobile processor is based on the AMD64-bit processor and is the only 64-bit processor in the world. Currently, it is mainly used in laptops with AMD architecture. There are currently five versions of AMD Mobile Athlon 64 processors. They are:

Mobile Athlon 64 2700+/Core Voltage 1.2V/Maximum Power Consumption 35W

Mobile Athlon 64 2800+/Core Voltage 1.2V/Maximum Power Consumption 35W

Mobile Athlon 64 2800+/Core Voltage 1.4V/Maximum Power Consumption 62W

Mobile Athlon 64 3000+/Core Voltage 1.4V/Maximum Power Consumption 62W

Mobile Athlon 64 3200+/Core Voltage 1.4V/Maximum Power Consumption 62W

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is a powerful processor that, like the desktop Athlon 64 processor, is based on the Clawhammer core and is manufactured on a 0.13-micron process. The processor incorporates a memory controller, which means that the memory controller can run at the same speed as the CPU. At the same time, it communicates with other CPU units at the speed of the CPU, so that it is based on the processor. The memory latency under the operating system environment is much lower, greatly increasing the speed of the computer. In addition, its second-level cache capacity is up to 1M, and higher cache capacity means that the processor's write-back speed is faster.

The Mobile Athlon 64-bit processor also uses advanced SOI technology that can increase transistor frequencies by more than 35%. Its number of transistors reached 150.9 million, and its core area has also greatly increased to 192 square millimeters. In reducing energy consumption, Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor uses AMD PowerNow! technology. Using this technology, the mobile processor can determine the performance of the processor based on the load of the processor. For example, running a single "notepad" program, the processor will only call very few resources. The power of the processor is very low, and the amount of heat is also very low; and when playing the game, the processor will automatically exert its performance to the limit in order to meet the demand of high load, of course, when it is in power and Heat will be relatively large. With this technology, the processor can achieve a balance between performance and power consumption, heat generation, and battery-powered time.

Although the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is a 64-bit processor, it is backward compatible with most current 32-bit software. In view of this, the performance of the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor is really good, but it also has a lot of regret.

First of all, its power is so large that it generates a large amount of heat and consumes a lot of power. For example, the Mobile Athlon 64 2700+ has a clock speed of 1.60G. Although it is a low-voltage version, its power is also about 35W. The power of other versions is as high as 62W, and the same as the 1.60G Emirates 90nm Efficeon processor. With only 7W of power, the Intel Dothan processor 1.70G has only 21W, compared to the high power of the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor. The high power will inevitably bring higher heat, and will also shorten the battery life of laptops.

Second, the 64-bit software currently supported is still relatively small, and the 64-bit version is garish. We know that 64-bit processors need to use 64-bit software to truly reflect the advantages of 64-bit, but now the vast majority of software is 32-bit, Microsoft 64-bit Windows operating system has been delayed, 64-bit software When it comes to even popularity is still far away from now.

Under the 32-bit operating system, compared with the Intel Dothan processor, it is not obvious that it wins. The Intel Dothan processor currently clocks up to 2.0G, which is equivalent to the performance of P4 3.2G. It is manufactured using a 0.09 micron process and has up to 2M of L2 cache; while the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 is rated up to 3200+, but its main The frequency is actually 2.80G, the second-level cache is 1M, and it is manufactured using a 0.13-micron process. If it is running under a 32-bit operating system, its performance is not necessarily better than that of the Intel Dothan processor.

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