AMD Travels Through Time: Athlon XP 2800+ with Dual-DDR

Comparison: T-Bred "B" Vs. T-Bred "A" Vs. Palomino, Continued

Swipe to scroll horizontally
Manufacturer AMD AMD AMD AMD
Processor Athlon XPThoroughbred"B" Core Athlon XPThoroughbred"A" Core Athlon XPPalomino Core AthlonThunderbird Core
Introduction Q3, 2002 Q2, 2002 October 9, 2001 October 9, 2001
Clock Frequencies 1.86 - 2.66 GHz 1.46 - 1.80 GHz 1.2 - 1.80 GHz 0.65 - 1.40 GHz
Manufacturing Process 0.13 µm 0.13 µm 0.18 µm 0.18 µm
Die size 84 mm² 80 mm² 128 mm² 128 mm²
Number of Gates 37.5 Million 37.5 Million 37.5 Million 37.5 Million
Platform Socket462 Socket462 Socket462 Socket462
CPU Bus Clock (Front Side Bus) 133/166 MHz266/333 MHz DDR 133 MHz266 MHz DDR 133 MHz266 MHz DDR 100/133 MHz200/266 MHz DDR
L1 Execution Cache Size 64 kB 64 kB 64 kB 64 kB
Execution Pre Decode? no no no no
L1 Data Cache Size 64 kB 64 kB 64 kB 64 kB
Hardware Data Prefetch yes yes yes yes
L1 Cache Clock core clock core clock core clock core clock
L1 Data Cache Bus Width 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit
L2 Cache Size 256 kB 256 kB 256 kB 256 kB
L2 Cache Clock core clock core clock core clock core clock
L2 Cache Addressable Range 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB
Processor Data Bus Width 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit 64 bit
Platform Support
Chipsets VIA KT333 to KT400SiS 735 and SiS 745Nvidia nForce, nForce 2AMD 750 and 760 VIA KT133A to KT400SiS 735 and SiS 745ALi Magik 1Nvidia nForce, nForce 2AMD 750 and 760 VIA KT133 to KT400SiS 735 and SiS 745ALi Magik 1Nvidia nForce, nForce 2AMD 750 and 760 VIA KT133 to KT400SiS 735 and SiS 745ALi Magik 1Nvidia nForce, nForce 2AMD 750 and 760
Type of Memory SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM SDRAM, DDR-SDRAM
Memory Clock 100/133/166/200 MHz 100/133/166/200 MHz 100/133/166 MHz 100/133/166 MHz
Instruction Extensions
MMX yes yes yes yes
Enhanced 3DNow! yes yes yes yes
3DNow! Professional yes yes yes yes
SSE yes yes yes yes
SSE2 no no no no
Electrical Specifications
SMP-Support no ('not officially endorsed or supported') no ('not officially endorsed or supported') no ('not officially endorsed or supported') no ('not officially endorsed or supported')
Core Voltage 1.65 Volt 1.65 Volt 1.75 Volt 1.75 Volt
Thermal Protection (Thermal Diode) yes yes yes yes
Integrated Thermal Protection Logic no, requires logic on motherboard no, requires logic on motherboard no, requires logic on motherboard no, requires logic on motherboard