AMD Processor Performance Evaluation Guide
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AMD64 Single Socket Processor Architecture
Figure 2. HyperTransport™ Technology Block Diagram
• The SSE3 instruction set and 3DNow!™ Professional (SSE and 3DNow!
Enhanced) support all industry-standard x86 32-bit instruction set
extensions.
• 64-bit processing
– A 64-bit address and data set enables processing in the terabyte space.
– Microsoft Windows
®
XP Professional 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems
supports up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 16 TB of virtual memory.
– Gamers can preload entire three-dimensional worlds into memory for a fully
immersive experience.
– Home video enthusiasts can easily edit video recordings, with professional-quality
results.
– The 64-bit space is designed to bring home the digital experience.
• The first true on-die dual core x86 PC processor
– Inter-core communication at CPU speed
– Direct access to memory controller and HyperTransport
™
technology link
HyperTransport
™
Tunnel
IEEE 1394
Graphics
Adapter
EIDE
Ethernet
SMBus
AC-97
USB
LPC
DDR2 Memory
• High-bandwidth serial interconnect
• Extensive data protection/management
• Integrated power management
• Building block structure
• Up to N devices supported in chain
HyperTransport™ I/O links
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AMD64
Processor
HyperTransport
I/O Hub
AGP/PCIe™
PCI 3.0/PCI-X
®
2.0 Bus
Device 0
Device 1
Device N
12.8 GB/Sec