AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE Mustafa Mirac Kocatürk 2003701293

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture OUTLINE AMD Company and Its History Existing 32-bit systems. New 64-bit technology AMD’s Athlon FX Processors New Technologies used in processors Performance Results Conclusion References 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Advanced Micro Devices Company “Innovation driven by real customer needs — ‘customer- centric innovation’ — is the new path to leadership.” –Hector Ruiz 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture AMD Company AMD designs and produces; Innovative Microprocessors, Flash Memory Devices, Low-power Processor Solutions Silicon-based Solutions Integrated Circuits 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture History of AMD Company 1969 – Founded in Sunnyvale,CA with a budget of $100.000 1970 – First Proprietary Product: Am2501 1973 – First Overseas Manifacturing in Malaysia 1975 – Enters the RAM Market, produces Am2900 Family. 1987 – AMD merges with Monolithic Inc. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture History of AMD Company 1991 – Introduces AMD 386® microprocessor family 1993 - AMD and Fujitsu Establishment 1993 – First AMD486® produced. 1997 – Introduces AMD-K6® processor. 1998 – Collaboration with Motorola. 1999 – Introduces AMD AthlonTM Processors 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture History of AMD Company 2000 – 1 GHz limit exceeded. 2000 – AMD-760TM Chipset with DDR Memory 2001 – First Multiprocessor Platform AMD AthlonTM MP 2002 – 0.13 Micron technology emerged 2002 – AMD opens AMD Development Center 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture History of AMD Company Last Year, AMD Opteron processor built on AMD64 Technology Launches the AMD AthlonTM 64 processors Introduces “cinematic computing” with AMD Athlon 64 FX microprocessors. Sun and AMD form strategic alliance. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 32-bit Computing Existing systems use 32-bit computing. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 32-bit Computing In computer architecture, a word is defined as a unit of data that can be addressed and moved between the computer processor and the storage area. In 32-bit computing a word is 32 bits. Usually, the defined bit-length of a word is equivalent to the width of the computer's data bus so that a word can be moved in a single operation from the storage to the processor registers 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 32-bit Computing In a 32-bit microprocessor; There are 32-bit general purpose registers in the processor. There are 232 = 4GB memory to be addressed. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 64-bit Computing The best and simple definition is enhancing the processing word in the architecture to 64 bits. The addressable memory increases from 4 GB to 264 = 18 billion GB Data processing speed does not change yet the data processed in a clock cycle increases two times. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Is 64-bit Computing necessary? 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 64-bit Computing 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Benefits of 64-bit Computing Allowing applications to store vast amount of data in main memory. Allowing complex calculations with a high-level precision. Manipulating data and executing instructions in chunks that are twice as large as in 32-bit computing. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

32-bit vs. 64-bit Processors 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture 64-bit Registers 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Processors “The AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor is the world’s best PC processor.” -- AMD Inc. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Processor Key features: AMD64 Technology HypertransportTM Technology DDR Memory Controller On-Die Cache 3DNow!TM Technology 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Architecture 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Architecture 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Architecture 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Architecture 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX Architecture 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture Overall Features 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Comparing with IntelTM Pentium® 4 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture Performance Tests The performance of the processor is tested in three different computation areas. Computer Gaming Digital Media Office Productivity 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture System Configuration 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Computer Gaming Performance Results 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Digital Media Performance Results 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Office Productivity Performance Results 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

Overall Performance Results 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture Conclusion 64-bit computing is a necessary technology in the computer science areas which require larger memory and increased performance such as scientific computing, CAD/CAM, ERP/CRM solutions etc... With new technologies improved, today AMD Athlon 64 FX – 55 processors have the best potential to fulfill 64-bit desktop computing needs. 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture References Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. x86-64TM Technology White Paper AMD Eighth-Generation Processor Architecture White Paper AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 Processor Competitive Performance Guide http://www.hypertransport.org/ http://www.amd.com/us-en/ http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/showstory.jsp?storyid=49967&upto=0 http://devresource.hp.com/drc/STK/docs/refs/64what.jsp http://www.build-your-own-computer-tips.com/64-32-bit-processors.html http://arstechnica.com/cpu/03q1/x86-64/x86-64-1.html http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=23209 25.11.2004 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Architecture

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