Editing Athlon (section)

====''Palomino''==== <!-- This section is linked from [[Duron]] -->

[[File:KL AMD Athlon XP Palomino.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Athlon XP "Palomino" 2000+]]

On May 14, 2001, AMD released the '''Athlon XP''' processor. It debuted as the '''Mobile Athlon&nbsp;4''', a mobile version codenamed ''Corvette'', with the desktop Athlon&nbsp;XP released in the fall.<ref name="A"/> The third-generation Athlon, code-named ''Palomino'', came out on October&nbsp;9, 2001, as the Athlon&nbsp;XP, with the suffix signifying ''extreme performance'' and unofficially referencing [[Windows&nbsp;XP]].<ref name="AMD for AMD: 2007">.</ref> ''Palomino's'' design used 180&nbsp;nm fabrication process size.<ref name="PC Hardware in a Nuthshell"/> The Athlon&nbsp;XP was marketed using a [[Performance Rating|performance rating]] (PR) system comparing it to the Thunderbird predecessor core.<ref name="Wasson for Tech Report: 2001">{{citation |author=Wasson, Scott |url=http://techreport.com/articles.x/3086/1|title=AMD's Athlon XP 1900+ processor: Pouring it on |publisher=The Tech Report |page=1 |date=November 5, 2001 |access-date=January 6, 2012}}.</ref> Among other changes, ''Palomino'' consumed 20% less power than the Thunderbird, comparatively reducing heat output,<ref name="Wasson for Tech Report Again: 2001">{{citation |author=Wasson, Scott |url=http://techreport.com/articles.x/2975/1|title=AMD's Athlon XP 1800+ processor: 1533 > 1800 |publisher=The Tech Report |date=October 9, 2001 |access-date=January 6, 2012}}.</ref> and was roughly 10% faster than Thunderbird. ''Palomino'' also had enhanced K7's [[Translation lookaside buffer|TLB]] architecture and included a hardware data [[Instruction prefetch|prefetch]] mechanism to take better advantage of memory bandwidth. ''Palomino'' was the first K7 core to include the full [[Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE]] instruction set from the Intel Pentium&nbsp;III, as well as AMD's [[3DNow!|3DNow! Professional]].<ref name=Athlon4Anand>{{citation |author=Lal Shimpi, Anand |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/766/4|title=AMD Athlon 4 – The Palomino is Here |publisher=Anandtech |pages=4–5 |date=May 14, 2001 |access-date=January 6, 2012}}.</ref> ''Palomino'' was also the first socketed Athlon officially supporting dual processing, with chips certified for that purpose branded as the '''Athlon&nbsp;MP''' (multi processing),<ref name="Anandtech Heaven: 2001">{{citation |author=Lal Shimpi, Anand |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/780|title=AMD 760MP & Athlon MP – Dual Processor Heaven |publisher=Anandtech |date=June 5, 2001 |access-date=January 6, 2012}}</ref> which had different specifications.<ref name="AMD KY: Year 2005?">{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=AMD's Technical Specifications for 7th generation CPUs |url=http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/K7_Electrical_Specification_Rev_ENG.pdf|work=AMD |date=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051211094608/http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/K7_Electrical_Specification_Rev_ENG.pdf |archive-date=December 11, 2005 }}</ref> According to [[HardwareZone]], it was possible to modify the Athlon XP to function as an MP.<ref name="HW Zone: Modding">{{cite news |author=Jimmy Tang |title=Modding the Athlon XP into an MP |url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=393|work=Hardware Zone |date=March 15, 2002}}</ref><ref name="HW Zone 2: Modding Barton">{{cite news |author=Jimmy Tang |title=Modding the Barton XP to a Barton MP |url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?id=747|work=Hardware Zone |date=May 12, 2003 }}</ref>

;Specifications
* L1-cache: 64 + 64&nbsp;KB (data + instructions)
* L2-cache: 256&nbsp;KB, full speed
* [[MMX (instruction set)|MMX]], [[3DNow!]], [[Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE]]
* [[Socket A]] (EV6)
* [[Front-side bus]]: 133&nbsp;MHz (266&nbsp;MT/s)
* Vcore: 1.50 to 1.75&nbsp;V
* Power consumption: 68&nbsp;W
* First release: October 9, 2001
* Clock-rate:
** Athlon 4: 850–1400&nbsp;MHz
** Athlon XP: 1333–1733&nbsp;MHz (1500+ to 2100+)
** Athlon MP: 1000–1733&nbsp;MHz