AMD gaat verchillende versies van haar Athlon processor op de markt brengen. Er komt o.a. een High Performance Desktop versie, die de Athlon Professional zal gaan heten (eerst K7). Er zal ook een lower-priced versie en een Athlon Ultra versie van de Athlon worden uitgebracht. Check dit bericht op ZDNET.
Advanced Micro Device Inc. is planning a family. The company on Monday will make public plans for a family of several new Athlon brand names, including a high-performance desktop brand and enterprise and consumer Athlon versions, sources close to the Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker confirmed today.Can new Athlons take on Intel? Add your comments to the bottom of this page.
The Athlon will be branded first as a high-performance desktop chip. The processor, formerly known as K7, will be called Athlon Professional. Athlon Professional will grace high-performance desktop PCs from companies such as Gateway Inc., sources said.
Later, the Athlon Ultra brand name will debut for servers and workstations.