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New AMD Athlon XP zooms past older chips

AMD will introduce its newest desktop PC processor, the 1.8GHz Athlon XP 2200+, next Monday, sources say. The new chip, AMD's highest... Read more

6 June, 2002 by John G.Spooner

AMD chips target wireless notebook trend

...the wireless wave. The new chips, which will be sold under the Athlon XP-M brand, include three based on the recently released "Barton" processor... Read more

12 March, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Sun blade servers to use AMD chips

Sun will use the laptop version of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon XP processor in its slim "blade" servers coming later this year, the... Read more

25 February, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Latest Athlon to launch under a cloud

...sources close to the company, the chipmaker will launch a new mobile Athlon XP 1800+ processor for notebook PCs. The new 1800+ chip will run... Read more

15 July, 2002 by John G.Spooner

New P4 outstrips Athlon - just

...4GHz Pentium 4 desktop processor merely edges ahead of AMD's latest Athlon XP 2100+, running at 1733MHz, despite the Intel processor's 667MHz lead... Read more

4 April, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

And the chip champ is...debatable

Results of benchmark tests are in on the new Athlon XP processor, and the winner of the performance crown is...well, it... Read more

10 October, 2001 by John G.Spooner and Michael Kanellos

AMD's Athlon XP delivers on everyday performance

...have shown that a system built around AMD's latest chip -- the Athlon XP 1800+ -- running at 1.53GHz can outperform a 2GHz Intel P4... Read more

9 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

AMD unveils new strategy for chip speed

Although AMD's new Athlon XP processors will hit the stage on Tuesday, the real showstopper will... Read more

9 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

PC makers put price tags on Athlon XP

...and computer makers have begun to list prices on AMD's upcoming Athlon XP processor, which officially goes on sale on Tuesday. The Athlon XP... Read more

8 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Intel price cuts usher in new Pentium 4

...outdone, AMD will soon release Thoroughbred, a souped-up version of the Athlon XP chip. Unlike current Athlons, Thoroughbred will be made on the 130... Read more

16 April, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

AMD and Intel war over benchmarks

...emphasising model numbers over clock speeds. The class charges that AMD's Athlon XP 2000+ chip does not live up to its model number ranking... Read more

3 April, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Intel, Aberdeen attack AMD speed ratings

...said an AMD spokesman, citing the Aberdeen report's assertion that the Athlon XP model numbers are designed to correspond to Pentium 4 clock speeds... Read more

27 March, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Intel Northwood fails to take the lead

...that the new Pentium's performance still lags behind the less-expensive Athlon XP 2000+ in many key areas. The "Northwood" is the first Pentium... Read more

7 January, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

AMD's new chip speeds past Intel

...processor performance race with rival Intel. AMD on Monday launched the new Athlon XP 1900+, its highest performance desktop processor issued to date. The new... Read more

6 November, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Intel, AMD to trim chip prices

...is expected to follow with price cuts of its own on the Athlon XP family, which debuted earlier this month. The 1800+ Athlon XP's... Read more

29 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

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