AVL schrijft: "AMD heeft een artikel aan de Athlon FAQ toegevoegd, waarin AMD bekend maakt wat het dit jaar met de Athlon van plan is. Publiek geheim bekend gemaakt, zullen we maar zeggen":
In 2000, AMD plans to introduce differentiated versions of the AMD Athlon™ processor based on three new processor cores. These three new cores are codenamed Thunderbird, Spitfire and Mustang.Thunderbird is planned to be a high-performance version of the AMD Athlon processor with integrated, full-speed L2 cache. Both Slot and Socket A implementations are possible Thunderbird will be targeted at the performance workstation and desktop markets.
Spitfire is planned to be a value version of the AMD Athlon processor with integrated, full-speed L2 cache. Spitfire is planned for Socket A implementation only. Spitfire will be targeted at the value desktop market.
Mustang is planned to be an enhanced version of Thunderbird, featuring a reduced core size, lower power requirements and up to 2MB of full-speed, on-die L2 cache. Both Slot and Socket A implementations are possible. Multiple versions of the Mustang core are planned to be targeted at the high-performance server/workstation, value and high-performance desktop, and mobile markets.
