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800MHz Athlon Storms CES
News The chip will be AMD's fastest Athlon, replacing the 750MHz Athlon, which was released in November. AMD, sources said, will continue to push the performance envelope with Athlon and will likely ship an 850MHz version of the chip in the next few...
[January 6, 2000, 9:53]
News Burst: AMD Cuts 800MHz Price By 29 Percent
News The chip maker reduced the price of its 800MHz Athlon processor by 29 percent, from $849 (£518) to $599, making the chip's per 1000 cost $47 lower than competitor Intel's 800MHz Pentium III chip. Advanced Micro Devices this week slashed prices by...
[February 29, 2000, 15:13]
AMD Ups Athlon Speed, Cuts Prices
News On Tuesday the chip maker introduced a new 1.2GHz Athlon processor for high-performance desktops and a new 800MHz Duron chip for low-cost PCs. The 1GHz Athlon chip was cut by 43 percent from $612 to $350, and the Athlon 950 dropped 39 percent from...
[October 18, 2000, 8:15]
AMD Slashes Price On 800MHz Athlon
News AMD is no longer selling its 550MHz Athlon chip, company officials said. Filling in the space for the 550MHz Athlon is a 550MHz K6-2 chip, also introduced earlier this month. AMD is expected to announce its 900MHz Athlon chip "soon", according to...
[March 1, 2000, 9:18]
Intel Announcing 750MHz, 800MHz PIIIs?
News AMD is currently producing a 750MHz Athlon chip, announced 29 November. AMD, for its part, plans to announce an 800MHz Athlon chip in the first quarter. An 800MHz Pentium III chip is also expected to be introduced Monday, sources said.
[December 15, 1999, 9:49]
AMD Readies New Athlon, Duron Chips
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is keeping up the pressure on chip rival Intel AMD will shortly introduce faster Athlon and Duron chips for desktop PCs. For lower-cost AMD systems, AMD is expected to introduce an 800MHz Duron chip, along with the...
[October 5, 2000, 8:09]
Intel Drops Bomb On AMD
News The move, in fact, is the latest in a series of jabs between Intel and AMD, which began when AMD announced its Athlon processor at speeds of up to 650MHz, August 8. The company will launch its 800MHz Athlon early in January, possibly at the...
[December 20, 1999, 11:44]
Athlon 4 And Duron Ship In Laptops
News Athlon 4 is AMD's first mobile chip based on the Athlon core, and recently got its name as a challenge to Intel's Pentium 4, which won't appear in mobiles for months yet. AMD announced late on Tuesday that its Athlon 4 and Duron mobile processor...
[May 23, 2001, 16:49]
End To The 800MHz PIII Bottleneck?
News Gateway, however, is also shipping PCs with Advanced Micro Devices's 800MHz Athlon chip. Lead times on PCs configured with Athlon are normal, between three and five days. Supply of the 800MHz Athlon is more than adequate to meet demand.
[February 10, 2000, 9:11]
Intel Closes In On 1,000MHz Chip
News Intel, however, is becoming more aggressive with its processor introductions in light of competition from Advanced Micro Devices, whose Athlon chip burst on the scene last August at a top speed of 650MHz.
[December 17, 1999, 10:04]
PC Makers Rolling Out 800MHz PIIIs
News For those who are interested in purchasing a PC with AMD's 800MHz Athlon processor, sources say that the company will announce that chip in January. Compaq and IBM are expected to offer PCs supporting the new Athlon.
[December 21, 1999, 8:42]
The 1GHz Race Is On
News The company presently has an 800MHz chip scheduled for release in the first quarter while a 900MHz Athlon is also in the works. While AMD has an 800MHz Athlon chip waiting in the wings, Intel has an 800MHz Pentium III in the works as well.
[December 1, 1999, 12:42]
Intel Debuts New Mobile Chips
News The Athlon-based chip, formerly codenamed Corvette and now codenamed Palomino, is expected to run faster than 800MHz. AMD will shortly unveil mobile chips based on its Athlon and Duron processor cores, the company's answer to Pentium and Celeron...
[September 25, 2000, 12:55]
Intel Pits Its Own Beast Against AMD
News AMD's new Athlon 64 FX-55 chip hit the market on 19 October, meaning that a number of new high-performance PCs are now available for gamers. The 3.46GHz Extreme Edition chip lists for $999 in the United States, while the Athlon 64 FX-55 lists for...
[November 2, 2004, 10:39]
Intel's New Chips Highlight Conference
News The company, which launched its 850MHz Athlon last Friday, will be meeting with developers and journalists to discuss the future of its Athlon chip. The Athlon is well along on the path to 1GHz, and AMD has demonstrated a 1.1GHz version of the chip.
[February 15, 2000, 9:55]
Intel And AMD Chip Rivalry Yield Unexpected User Bonanza
News The company, which Monday shipped its 820 chipset for high-end desktop PCs, intends to keep the pressure on rival Advanced Micro Devices, which itself announced plans to ship the 750MHz Athlon processor by the end of the year and the 800MHz...
[November 17, 1999, 10:38]
Intel And AMD Deliver Pre-Christmas Price Cuts
News AMD, meanwhile, trimmed prices on its Athlon processor line, but did not cut the price on its 64-bit chips, which came out at the end of September. The Athlon 3200+ dropped from $433 to $325, for example.
[October 28, 2003, 8:00]
Athlon Gets A New Motherboard
News One of Taiwan's largest motherboard manufacturers Soyo Computer, on Monday gave Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) yet another boost with a new product designed for the chip designer's recently-introduced 800MHz Athlon processor.
[January 18, 2000, 16:15]
Intel Already Making 800MHz Chips - Report
News It is an particular bonus for Intel given that AMD's latest Athlon 750MHz chip currently thrashes Intel's Pentium III offering in the speed stakes. Chip giant Intel is already manufacturing chips with a clock frequency in excess of 800MHz...
[December 10, 1999, 15:57]
AMD Turns Up The Athlon Heat
News AMD, in the second half of 2000, will turn the key on Mustang, the code name for an even higher performing Athlon chip. Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday outlined aggressive plans for new Athlon chips and predicted a break-even fourth quarter.
[November 12, 1999, 8:59]
