AMD Names the Next PC Computing Thrill Ride: The AMD Phenom(TM) Processor.AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. Makes First Public Demonstration of All-AMD Enthusiast Platform Codenamed "FASN FASN Florida Association of School Nurses 8" Industry's Only True x86 Quad-Core Architecture Paired with the ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. Radeon[TM] HD 2000 Series to Offer a Phenomenal Computing Experience SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Delivering a four-core foreshadowing fore·shad·ow tr.v. fore·shad·owed, fore·shad·ow·ing, fore·shad·ows To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage. fore·shad of innovations to come for PC enthusiasts worldwide, AMD (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AMD) today unveiled the upcoming AMD Phenom[TM] processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed "FASN8." The industry's only true quad-core client processors are expected to deliver the ultimate visual experience, especially when paired with AMD's new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon[TM] HD 2000 series, which began shipping today (see related press release: "AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon[TM] HD 2000 Series, Delivering The Ultimate Visual Experience[TM] for Desktop and Mobile Platforms"). AMD expects true quad-core and dual-core AMD Phenom-based desktop systems will ship in the second half of 2007. In a demonstration in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , AMD previewed an eight-core platform, codenamed "FASN8," pronounced "fascinate," to show the first AMD silicon-based next-generation eight-core platform. The demonstration platform includes two true quad-core AMD Phenom processors, the new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, as well as an upcoming AMD next-generation, high-performance chipset, due in the second half of 2007. This platform illustrates AMD's leadership in developing a single solution with increased levels of integration to boost real-world performance. "AMD has always enjoyed a great bond with the enthusiast community, and the introduction of the AMD Phenom processor family will take our relationship to new heights," said Bob Brewer, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD's desktop division. "We continue to focus on listening to and addressing users' evolving needs. AMD is confident the performance enhancements enabled by true quad-core client technology in computing-intensive environments will allow them to realize new possibilities and find new inspiration." Only AMD Delivers True Quad-Core AMD Phenom processors will be uniquely designed to facilitate intelligent uses of energy and system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. that are reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient, driving optimum performance-per-watt. All AMD Phenom processors will feature resources like an integrated DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory 2 memory controller, HyperTransport[TM] technology links, and 128-bit Floating Point Units, for improved speed and performance in floating point calculations. With the true quad-core design offered by the upcoming AMD Phenom processors, cores communicate on the die rather than through a front side bus external to the processor - a bottleneck inherent in other products that are packaging two dual-core chips to form quad-core processors. Additionally, AMD's Direct Connect Architecture on-chip ensures that all four cores have optimum access to the integrated memory controller and integrated HyperTransport links, so that performance scales well with the number of cores. This design is also highlighted by a unique shared L3 cache (Level 3 cache) A memory bank built onto the motherboard or within the CPU module. The L3 cache feeds the L2 cache, and its memory is typically slower than the L2 memory, but faster than main memory. for quicker data access and Socket AM2 and Socket AM2+ infrastructure compatibility to enable a seamless upgrade path. "AMD's quad-core processor rollout will put more computing horsepower at PC users' fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. ," observed Nathan Brookwood, research fellow at Insight 64. "Quad-core innovations come at a time when many users are finding that the combination of Microsoft Vista See Windows Vista. [TM], multi-threaded applications and DirectX 10 no longer delivers the crisp performance they experienced on last year's fastest systems running last year's software. The AMD Phenom processor's ability to deliver significantly more performance within the same power and thermal envelopes as its dual-core antecedents should make this quad-core processor a fitting follow-on to earlier AMD dual-core processor offerings." AMD Phenom Processor Family Enthusiasts, digital content creators and mainstream users alike are seeking more immersive, visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. experiences - developing and navigating rich 3D worlds, finding new ways to create and share digital media and memories, and pushing the limits of productivity with intense multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. . AMD Phenom processors are designed for the exceptional performance and capabilities customers want, employing state-of-the-art platforms and a next-generation processor architecture. "Quad-core technology like the AMD Phenom processor family will enable Dell customers to enjoy their personal computers in entirely new ways," said Neil Hand, vice president marketing, Dell's Consumer Product Group. "With a quad-core CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , the desktop PC can now truly act simultaneously as a server for home digital media devices, while keeping customers secure and productive in their mainstream use." "As we demonstrated with AMD in San Francisco, Nero is pleased to be on the leading edge, delivering applications that are optimized to take advantage of quad-core processors," said John Tafoya, GM of Global Alliance at Nero. "The increased performance of AMD's latest processors, coupled with Nero's quad-core optimized applications is helping bring about Nero's vision of a true 'Liquid Media Revolution.'" For enthusiasts who demand cutting-edge performance on their system, AMD Phenom FX processors are designed for systems that offer extreme megatasking capabilities. True quad-core platforms and octa-core platforms with the Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC DSDC Dual Socket Direct Connect DSDC Data Segment Descriptor Cache DSDC Defense Logistics Agency Systems Design Center DSDC Defense Strategic Debriefing Course DSDC Digital Signal Data Converter DSDC Direct Service Dialing Capability DSDC Data Systems Design Center ) Architecture can provide enthusiast-class features and performance, to enable our customers to deliver professional-grade results. Moreover, AMD's quad-core processors and unique eight core solutions, with four processing cores on one die, coupled with the latest platform technologies, including the new ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, can deliver the ultimate enthusiast PC platform. AMD Phenom X2 and X4 processors will offer true quad- and dual-core advanced technologies for seamless multitasking and optimum energy efficiency. "The quad-core architecture behind the AMD Phenom processor family correlates nicely with Alienware's relentless push to provide customers with the most powerful, immersive experience possible," said Frank Azor, senior vice president of Alienware's Worldwide Product Group. "Quad-core performance helps optimize the productivity level of Alienware users while further heightening their gaming enjoyment." "Falcon Northwest Falcon Northwest is a personal computer manufacturing company located in Medford, Oregon, USA which was founded in 1992 by its current President Kelt Reeves. The company began its existence focusing on high-end systems for CAD applications. understands what enthusiasts want and continually strives to deliver the ultimate gaming experience," said Kelt Kelt: see Celt. Reeves, president, Falcon Northwest. "The advent of AMD's quad-core processor technology represents an industry-defining change for multi-threaded gaming that spells immediate benefits in terms of absolute performance. By combining Falcon Northwest's gaming prowess together with AMD's commitment to performance and future platform offerings, including AMD Phenom processors and the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, we are excited to help drive the future of multi-core computing." AMD's open platform approach allows for AMD Phenom processors and platforms that are compatible with a wide range of solutions, including motherboard and chipset partners ASUS ASUS Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (Queen's University) ASUS Air Support Squadron (USAF) ASUS Annual Support & Update Service ASUS Administrative Support/Utilization , Gigabyte, MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. and NVIDIA. Software developers express support for AMD true quad-core With true quad-core processors, AMD expects to see performance enhancements in multitasking, computing-intensive environments, and multi-threaded applications, as well as gaming. "Like AMD, we too envision quad-core technology as an enabler of a more immersive experience," said Phil Taylor
Philip Douglas Taylor (born August 13, 1960) is a multi world champion . His nickname is The Power. , senior program manager of Aces Studio at Microsoft Game Studios. "Multi-core technology is already opening up a new world of significant possibilities with the Service Pack1 release for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Microsoft Flight Simulator X (known in the Flight Simulator community also as simply FSX, of which the X is pronounced ten, as in the Roman numeral) is the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after . SP1 contains multi-threaded code for terrain loading and in-flight generation of terrain textures; as well as for the batching of Autogen vegetation and buildings. This code is written to allow SP1 to use all available cores. We are excited about AMD's upcoming quad-core technology, which we believe will further enable our mutual customers to dial up the visual details when using SP1 and see more of the highly detailed world contained in FSX FSX Flight Simulator X FSX Financial Services Exchange FSX Fire Support Execution FSX File System Xml ." "AMD's new quad-core technology should provide a great performance boost for today's high-end PC games," said Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games Inc. "Our Unreal Engine 3 game technology can take advantage of four and even eight processor cores, improving performance by accelerating physics and AI calculations, and increasing the realism of the game environments our artists can build. Upcoming games like Unreal Tournament 3 will truly fly on these new CPUs." "Havok envisages quad-core technology as an enabler of more immersive technology," said David Coghlan, VP of Development for Havok. "Havok's product suite of Physics, Animation and Behavior has been designed to take full advantage of multi-threaded architectures to deliver more intense and realistic gaming experiences. We are excited by the possibilities for unprecedented performance levels in gaming offered by AMD's upcoming quad-core technology." "Lionhead Lionhead may refer to
In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ," said Tim Rance, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Lionhead. "We are eager to push the detail in our simulations ever deeper, make our physics more fine grained, our AI more emotional and our lighting more dynamic. All of this will enable us to deliver the mass-market experiences that our customers are looking for." "We are really excited about the upcoming introduction of AMD's native quad-core solution," said Markus Maki, Development Director, Remedy Entertainment. "The technology behind Alan Wake is built to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and gamers with quad-core systems will have an even better experience. AMD Phenom processors should be a welcome addition for all gamers." About AMD Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit www.amd.com. (c) 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Phenom and combinations thereof, Radeon and The Ultimate Visual Experience are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. Vista is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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