Bij VIA Hardware staat een interessant artikel over AMD's nieuwe processor trio: de Mustang, Palomino en Morgan. Alledrie zullen ze gebruik maken van dezelfde core die extra getweaked is voor hoge snelheden en ondersteuning voor meer L2 cache. De Mustang kennen we al wat langer en zal de concurrentie met de Xeon aangaan in de high-end server markt. Hij zal geïntroduceerd worden op 1.4GHz, maximaal 4MB full speed on-die cache meekrijgen en gebruik maken van de AMD 770 chipset.
De Palomino zal een maand na de Mustang geïntroduceerd worden voor de mainstream / performance markt. Ook weer gebruik makend van de tweede generatie Athlon core zal hij op de grote L2 cache na (512KB krijgt-ie) dezelfde features als de Mustang bevatten. In het derde kwartaal van 2001 zal de Palomino overschakelen naar een 0.13micron die waardoor de snelheid weer verder opgekrikt kan worden. Verder zal de chipset ondersteuning erg groot zijn, hij wordt compatible met de AMD 760, 760MP, VIA KX266 en de KT133.
De Morgan zal de Duron gaan aflossen in het value segment. Het verschil met de Mustang en Palomino zit hem in de kleinere L2 cache van 64-128KB, lagere kloksnleheden (900MHz) en een bussnelheid tot 100MHz DDR. De Morgan zal o.a. geprikt kunnen worden op SiS 730S integrated moederplankjes.
Hieronder de belangrijkste stukken, het complete verhaal lees je bij VIA Hardware:
Leading the pack of second-generation Athlon cored processors is the "Mustang". Similar in concept to Intel's XEON line, Mustang is targeted at the high-end server market. With support for 1-4MB of full-speed, on-die L2, Mustang looks to be highly competitive in a market dominated by 512k-2MB XEON's, running from 500 to 700MHz. Not only does Mustang double the XEON's cache, it also doubles the clock speed: Mustang is set to debut at 1.4GHz, and quickly ramp higher with the addition of AMD's copper .13Micron process. Mustang will be the first to take advantage of a 133MHz DDR FSB (266MHz bus).
Initially supported by AMD's 770 chipset alone, the Mustang allows up to 2 processors per northbridge, which can then be daisy-chained together via AMD's LDT Bus technology. This way, an unlimited number of processors can be supported, provided the board space for the northbridge and related data lines. With each processor commanding its own 64Bit bus, designing multiple-chipset 770 motherboards could be quite difficult, indeed.Trailing the Mustang by a month, Palomino will bring the second-gen Athlon core to the mainstream/performance desktop market. Built to compete directly with Intel's Pentium 4, Palomino will include the same enhancements as the Mustang, minus a large amount of L2 cache, and support for the 770 chipset. Initially debuting with 512K of L2 running at full speed, as opposed to Pentium 4's 256k, Palomino already has a leg up. Like the Mustang, the second-gen Athlon core allows increased clock speed on an identical process, allowing 1.5GHz using AMD's standard copper .18Micron process. Greater speeds will be possible with a die shrink to .13Micron, occurring in Q3 2001. Some versions will share the Mustang's 133MHz DDR FSB. This processor will also have reduced power consumption considerably, allowing mobile Athlon platforms for the very first time.
Chipset support is much more available, by virtue of the Palomino's use of the standard SocketA configuration. Supporting chipsets include AMD's 760, 760MP, VIA's KX266, and older PC133 platforms, such as VIA's KT133. Supporting up to 2 processors in SMP with either 760MP or KX266, Palomino shoots straight for Intel's stranglehold on the corporate workstation market.Taking the baton from the Duron is AMD's Morgan, set to debut 2 months after Mustang. The performance of this processor, however, is far from what we traditionally associate with "value", as it shares its core with both the Mustang and the Palomino. Debuting at a lower clock-speed, in the 900MHz range, and a lower system bus speed, 100MHz DDR, will assure that it doesn't interfere with the sales of the higher-end parts, and the lower-end Duron. Sporting 64-128K of L2 cache rounds out this attractive value package.
Supporting Morgan will be a number of chipsets, including models designed for the laptop market. VIA's KM133 and SiS's 730S will perform integrated video duty for the low-end desktop market, while VIA's KL-133 will provide a platform for the mobile sector.
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