AMD Athlon 1.33Ghz (AMD Athlon Processors in general)

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Product:	AMD Athlon Processors in general
Date:	23/07/01 (185 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheaper than Intel P4, Reliable, Quicker Ghz for Ghz than Intel P4

Disadvantages: None

AMD is riding an unprecedented wave of success in the processor market. Although not enjoying the kind of market share held by Intel, AMD has made enormous strides and each set of quarterly results seems to herald a new watershed in terms of overall sales and net income. AMD has done this the old fashioned way, by producing high performance processors and ensuring that viable and stable platforms exist for a wide range of markets.

Intel has not been stationary either and not long after the AMD 1.2 GHz entry, they introduced their Pentium 4-1.5 GHz processor. The Pentium 4 has gotten top marks from a technology standpoint, but a lukewarm reception based on comparative Pentium III and Athlon performance. The prospect of increased clock rates is the Pentium 4's ace in the hole, and a move to the .13 micron process is the next foreseeable enhancement. Although the AMD Athlon may not be able to match the Pentium 4 on a clock speed basis, it has still managed to hold a slight performance edge since the release of the Athlon 1.2 GHz.

The processor landscape has been quite sedate for the past few months, with neither Intel nor AMD introducing a faster model. The AMD Athlon 1.33 and 1.3 GHz processors break this stalemate and offer higher clocked models for both the 200 MHz and 266 MHz DDR formats. AMD already offers a few 266 MHz DDR processors, such as the Athlon 1 GHz, 1.133 GHz and 1.2 GHz models, while still maintaining their 200 MHz DDR versions up to 1.2 GHz as well.

By transitioning the Athlon line to the 266 DDR EV6 bus, AMD is able to increase overall system performance and make full use of the PC133 SDRAM and PC2100 DDR specifications. AMD seems to be taking a page out of Intel's playbook and continues to produce 200 MHz DDR processors in ever increasing speeds. CPUs such as the Athlon 1.3 GHz (200 DDR) help provide a stable upgrade path for both current and future AMD customers.
So save your money, don't by a Intel P4
, get an Athlon processor, you won't be disapointed with the speed or the reliability.

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