DOCTOR EVIL
11-25-01, 01:29 AM
This information is from an articticle in MAXIMUMPC's December 2001 issue on page 69.
AMD has finally released more details on its upcoming "Hammer" architecture, which will replace the technology used in the Athlon XP CPU. Here are the highlights:
The new core's "x86-64" technology promises to handle current x86 code efficiently and without the use of emulation, as well as add 64-bit addressing for large memory applications. Support for Intel's SSE and SSE2 instuctions will also be included. :eek:
AMD plans to introduce the 64-bit Hammer core in everything from servers and workstations to desktops and high-preformance notebooks. The new chip will sample in the first half of 2002, with productions slated for the second half of the year.
To help alleviate the always-looming system memory bottleneck, AMD will integrate a DDR controller directly into the Hammer die.The controller will support single- and dual-channel DDR up to PC2700 and should relieve latency and increase bandwidth in multi-proc configs.
Hammer will employ a 12-stage pipeline. The Athon XP's pipeline tops out at 10 stages and is already being cited as the reason AMD can't compete with Intel on the clock-speed front. So will 12 stages be enough? The Pentium 4, after all, boasts 20 stages. AMD says not to worry--Hammer's performance will meet that of its competition.
I also heard about a new transistor manufacturing process from another Magazine. I forgot which Mag I read about it in, but I remember what it was about. I think it's called Silicon on Transistor Manufacturing Process Developed by AMD. What it does is really reduce the compacitance charge of each and every tiny transistor in the CPU die. This allows for way faster switching on and off and so on that millions apon millions of transistors do each nano-second. This will definentely allow for 2GHz and way beyond that AMD Athlon Hammer Central Processing Units! :D
AMD has finally released more details on its upcoming "Hammer" architecture, which will replace the technology used in the Athlon XP CPU. Here are the highlights:
The new core's "x86-64" technology promises to handle current x86 code efficiently and without the use of emulation, as well as add 64-bit addressing for large memory applications. Support for Intel's SSE and SSE2 instuctions will also be included. :eek:
AMD plans to introduce the 64-bit Hammer core in everything from servers and workstations to desktops and high-preformance notebooks. The new chip will sample in the first half of 2002, with productions slated for the second half of the year.
To help alleviate the always-looming system memory bottleneck, AMD will integrate a DDR controller directly into the Hammer die.The controller will support single- and dual-channel DDR up to PC2700 and should relieve latency and increase bandwidth in multi-proc configs.
Hammer will employ a 12-stage pipeline. The Athon XP's pipeline tops out at 10 stages and is already being cited as the reason AMD can't compete with Intel on the clock-speed front. So will 12 stages be enough? The Pentium 4, after all, boasts 20 stages. AMD says not to worry--Hammer's performance will meet that of its competition.
I also heard about a new transistor manufacturing process from another Magazine. I forgot which Mag I read about it in, but I remember what it was about. I think it's called Silicon on Transistor Manufacturing Process Developed by AMD. What it does is really reduce the compacitance charge of each and every tiny transistor in the CPU die. This allows for way faster switching on and off and so on that millions apon millions of transistors do each nano-second. This will definentely allow for 2GHz and way beyond that AMD Athlon Hammer Central Processing Units! :D