Originally posted by: AShadeOfClear
I haven't been keeping up with cpu's since I built my AMD Tbird 1.33 system last year. Look at all these names - Athlon, Duron, Thunderbird, Palomino, MP, XP, Thoroughbred, Clawhammer, Sledgehammer, Operton. Can anyone explain these names , I haven't found a concise explanation anywhere.
Duron = AMD's current budget product
Athlon = AMD's current flagship product
Thunderbird = First socketed Athlon (codename)
Palomino = second generation, .18 micron, socket A Athlon (codename)
Thoroughbred = Third generation, .13 micron, socket A Athlon (codename)
XP - Current single CPU Athlon
MP - Current dual CPU Athlon
Clashammer / Sledgehammer = Upcoming AMD products, 64-bit (codenames)
Opteron = Upcoming AMD product, 64-bit, retail name
Thunderbirds, palominos, thoroughbreds, XP's, and MP's are all Athlons, just different versions.
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