Getting Acquainted with Hypertransport and the Athlon 64
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Philadelphia, Pa
<b>UK Gamer <a href="http://www.ukgamer.com/article.php4?id=143&page=1" target=_blank>Getting Acquainted with Hypertransport</a></b>
HyperTransport isn't a technology that was solely devised by AMD for use in Opteron or Athlon 64 machines. The HyperTransport Consortium, of which AMD are a member of have produced a bus that is suitable for a number of applications including embedded devices and network appliances such as switches and routers. HyperTransport is in use with the latest Macintosh G5 computers from Apple and have shown good performance in Opteron servers that have been available for almost six months prior to the Athlon 64's launch.
By using a narrow but high speed bus we see advantages such as easy routing, low power consumption and easy implementation. The latter is probably the most important as AMD need the motherboard manufacturers to support their new processor as soon as it comes out. By glancing at the popular motherboard makers that looks to be a certainty. HyperTransport is versatile too, allowing other buses like PCI, PCI-X to be connected through the use of 'tunnels'.
<b>UK Gamer <a href="http://www.ukgamer.com/article.php4?id=134&page=1" target=_blank>Getting Acquainted with the Athlon 64</a></b>
The prelude to a new processor launch is something that entertains readers and journalists alike, and the Athlon 64 is no different. The interesting aspect is that we already have the core technology 'out in the open', in the form of Opteron that was launched earlier this year. While the Opteron, a 64-bit processor brings some very interesting features to the server workspace the core feature, 64-bit processing, is nothing new in servers. The Athlon 64 however, will bring this technology to desktop machines, an arena that has yet to experience this technology. Today we'll look at the core technology present in the Athlon 64, AMD64 architecture as it aims to revolutionize the desktop workspace.
HyperTransport isn't a technology that was solely devised by AMD for use in Opteron or Athlon 64 machines. The HyperTransport Consortium, of which AMD are a member of have produced a bus that is suitable for a number of applications including embedded devices and network appliances such as switches and routers. HyperTransport is in use with the latest Macintosh G5 computers from Apple and have shown good performance in Opteron servers that have been available for almost six months prior to the Athlon 64's launch.
By using a narrow but high speed bus we see advantages such as easy routing, low power consumption and easy implementation. The latter is probably the most important as AMD need the motherboard manufacturers to support their new processor as soon as it comes out. By glancing at the popular motherboard makers that looks to be a certainty. HyperTransport is versatile too, allowing other buses like PCI, PCI-X to be connected through the use of 'tunnels'.
<b>UK Gamer <a href="http://www.ukgamer.com/article.php4?id=134&page=1" target=_blank>Getting Acquainted with the Athlon 64</a></b>
The prelude to a new processor launch is something that entertains readers and journalists alike, and the Athlon 64 is no different. The interesting aspect is that we already have the core technology 'out in the open', in the form of Opteron that was launched earlier this year. While the Opteron, a 64-bit processor brings some very interesting features to the server workspace the core feature, 64-bit processing, is nothing new in servers. The Athlon 64 however, will bring this technology to desktop machines, an arena that has yet to experience this technology. Today we'll look at the core technology present in the Athlon 64, AMD64 architecture as it aims to revolutionize the desktop workspace.
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