AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced the availability of the world’s
first energy-efficient desktop quad-core processor, providing customers
with a cool and quiet digital media workhorse. With AMD Phenom™
X4 9100e quad-core processors, digital media enthusiasts and
performance-hungry users can experience the powerful computing
capabilities of a true multi-core architecture with a processor
operating at a maximum of 65–watts.
By coupling an AMD Phenom X4 9100e with an AMD 780 series chipset, AMD
offers an efficient PC platform that plays Blu-ray movies and delivers a
rich computing experience for casual gamers and multimedia enthusiasts.
The processor gives consumers extensive multi-tasking capabilities like
creating digital content while checking and writing e-mails and
simultaneously downloading music files off the Web. AMD Phenom X4 9100e
and AMD 780 series based PCs are ideal for consumers and business
customers looking for cool, quiet, energy-efficient PCs.
"By infusing energy–conscious
design into everything related to AMD —
facilities, products and alliances — AMD has
emerged as a leader in establishing eco-friendly practices. The AMD
Phenom X4 9100e processor is our latest endeavor to help customers
reduce energy consumption and environmental impact,”
said Greg White, corporate vice president and general manager, desktop
and embedded division, AMD. "Energy-efficient
processors from AMD not only enable differentiated solutions, but are
extremely conducive to smaller and sleeker form factors like Home
Theater PCs that take up less space and operate quietly. PCs such as
this can also help reduce energy consumption and the associated
environmental impacts of traditional PC form factors.” "Consumers and businesses alike are
requesting smaller, more elegant PCs that aesthetically complement home
and office environments, offer lower noise for a better computing
experience, and deliver the same performance of larger systems,”
said Jim McGregor, research director and principal analyst, In-Stat. "Energy
efficient desktop processors like the AMD Phenom X4 9100e offer greater
performance-per-watt over traditional desktop CPUs while addressing the
growing concerns of end-users for more energy efficient and eco-friendly
products.”
The AMD Phenom™ X4 9100e processor embodies a
series of AMD energy-efficient innovations, including:
Cool’n’Quiet™
2.0 technology, the next generation of AMD’s
award-winning power saving technology;
AMD CoolCore™ technology, which helps users
achieve more efficient performance by dynamically activating or
turning off parts of the processor as needed;
Independent Dynamic Core Technology, which allows a fully
independent frequency control per processor core that can reduce
processor energy consumption by adjusting power usage according to
core utilization;
Dual Dynamic Power Management™, which
enables a split power plane design, allowing independent voltage
planes for processor and memory controller for greater control over
performance based on system demands;
AMD Wideband Frequency Control, for simplified performance state
transitions to help reduce power consumption, latency and software
overhead of performance states changes; and
Multi-Point Thermal Control, multiple sensors across processor silicon
designed to reduce speed and heat when temperature exceeds pre-defined
limits.
Availability
The AMD Phenom™ X4 9100e processor is
expected to be available from leading OEMs and System Builders. For
processor pricing details, please visit www.amd.com/pricing.
For press collateral pertaining to the new AMD Phenom X4 and X3 models
including product specifications and availability, digital images and
partner support, please visit www.amd.com/phenom/presskit.
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) is a leading global provider of
innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer
electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice
and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions
that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information,
visit www.amd.com.
© 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Phenom, and combinations thereof and Cool’n’Quiet,
AMD CoolCore, and Dual Dynamic Power Management are trademarks of
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Cautionary Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements concerning availability
of products from OEMs and system builders, which are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words
such as "would,” "may,” "expects,” "believes,” "plans,” "intends,” "projects” and
other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the
forward-looking statements in this release are based on current beliefs,
assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release
and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. Risks include the
possibility that Intel Corporation’s pricing,
marketing and rebating programs, product bundling, standard setting, new
product introductions or other activities targeting AMD’s
business will prevent attainment of AMD’s
current plans; AMD will require additional funding and may not be able
to raise funds on favorable terms or at all; customers stop buying the
company’s products or materially reduce their
operations or demand for its products; the company will be unable to
develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies in the volumes
and mix required by the market and at mature yields on a timely basis;
the company’s competitors, customers and
suppliers may take actions that will negate the anticipated benefits of
the company’s acquisition of ATI; demand for
computers and consumer electronics products and, in turn, demand for the
company’s products will be lower than
currently expected; global business and economic conditions will worsen,
resulting in lower than currently expected revenue in the first quarter
of 2008 and beyond; there will be unexpected variations in market growth
and demand for the company’s products and
technologies in light of the product mix that it may have available at
any particular time or a decline in demand; the company will be unable
to transition to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a timely
and effective way, consistent with planned capital expenditures; the
company will be unable to maintain the level of investment in research
and development and capacity that is required to remain competitive; and
the company will be unable to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity
or components to meet demand for its products or will under-utilize its
microprocessor manufacturing facilities. Investors are urged to review
in detail the risks and uncertainties in the company’s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29,
2007.
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