The Athlon MP, (code named
Palomino) is the latest revision of
Amd's
Athlon microprocessor. The MP stands for multiprocessor, and this processor has been optimized for use in
multiprocessor systems.
Features:
Socket A
0.18 micron process
128k L1 and 256k L2 cache for 384k total
3DNow!
~20% power consumption reduction
support for the full SSE instruction set
automatic prefetching (from main memory to cache)
certified for SMP systems
37.5 million transistors (128mm sq) vs. 37M / 120mm sq