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Premio M266 and K266 (AMD) Training. Premio M266/K266 Desktop Product Training By Calvin Chen Technical Director. Agenda. Systems Overview Target Market Systems Specifications M266 K266 AMD’s QuantiSpeed Overview Instructions Per Clock (IPC) Why All the Confusion?

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  1. Premio M266 and K266 (AMD) Training Premio M266/K266 Desktop Product Training By Calvin Chen Technical Director

  2. Agenda • Systems Overview • Target Market • Systems Specifications • M266 • K266 • AMD’s QuantiSpeed Overview • Instructions Per Clock (IPC) • Why All the Confusion? • AMD Athlon XP and Intel Pentium 4 Benchmarks • 3DMark2001 Second Edition • Business Winstone 2002 • Content Creation 200102 • Final Analysis • Summary

  3. Systems Overview • We will be releasing two desktops to support the AMD Duron and Athlon XP processors • This will complete the transition of our AMD desktops from PC133 to DDR266 memory • The M266 will be our micro ATX solution, while the K266 will be our full size ATX solution • The K266 will be available in our Athena midtower chassis • The M266 will be available in our Minos midtower and desktop chassis; it will not fit in our Proteus chassis due to the size of the AMD heatsink • The K266 is based on the VIA Apollo KT266a chipset • The M266 is based on the VIA ProSavageDDR KM266 chipset

  4. Target Market • The target market of the M266 and K266 system is the education, home, business, corporate segment who wants an alternative to Intel Pentium 4/Celeron based desktops • Both systems use DDR266 memory to achieve maximum performance, and can accommodate the AMD Athlon XP, as well as the entry level AMD Duron • The M266 is an all-in-one solution with onboard video, sound, and LAN, as well as an AGP 4X slot for future video card upgrade • The K266 comes with onboard audio and five PCI slots and an AGP 4X slot for maximum expandability

  5. Minos M266 System Specifications • Chassis - Minos midtower/desktop chassis with 180W power supply - 2 x front USB ports, 1 x front headphone & 1 x microphone jack - 2 x 5.25” external drive bays (both) - 2 x 3.5” external drive bays (MT) - 1 x 3.5” external drive bays (DT) - 1 x 3.5” internal drive bay (MT) - 2 x 3.5” internal drive bay (DT) • Processor / Chipset - Via ProSavageDDR KM266 chipset - Socket A/462 for AMD Duron/Athlon XP processors - AMD Athlon XP 1700+, 1800+, 1900+, 2000+, 2100+ and higher - AMD Duron 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3GHz and higher • Memory - 2 x 184 pins unbuffered, non-ECC DDR266 DIMM slots - 1.0GB maximum (2 x 512MB) • Slots - 3 x PCI (32 bit/33MHz) 2.2 5.0/3.3V compliant slots - 1 x AGP 4x slot - 1 x CNR slot

  6. M266 Integrated Devices and Back I/O • Integrated Devices and Back I/O Connectors - 1 x floppy disk drive controller - 2 x ATA-100 IDE channels - Onboard AC97 audio 1 x line out (speakers) 1 x line in 1 x microphone 1 x joystick/MIDI port - Onboard Realtek 8101L 10/100Mbps LAN 1 x RJ-45 - Onboard ProSavage video 1 x VGA port - 1 x rear COM/serial port - 1 x rear LPT/parallel port with SPP/EPP/ECP support - 2 x rear USB 12Mbps ports - 1 x PS/2 keyboard - 1 x PS/2 mouse

  7. M266 System Board Diagram Three PCI 32bit/33MHz slots Socket A / 462 AMD Duron or Athlon XP Processors AGP 4X CNR slot Two DDR266 DIMM slots (1GB max.) IDE ATA-100

  8. M266 Integrated Video Notes • It is shared with the system memory • It is user selectable in the BIOS at 8, 16, and 32MB; the default is 32MB • The more memory you allocate for the onboard video, the higher the monitor resolution and color depth • For the majority of users, 32MB is more than enough to drive their 17”, 19”, or even 21” monitors • For example, if you have 128MB of system memory and the onboard video memory is set at 32MB, it will decrease your total system memory down to 96MB (128MB – 32MB = 96MB) • If you use the onboard video, you will lose A MINIMUM OF 8MB from the system memory • You cannot use an AGP video and onboard video at the same time

  9. Athena K266 System Specifications • Chassis - Athena midtower chassis with 300W power supply - 2 x front USB ports, 1 x front headphone & 1 x microphone jack - 3 x 5.25” external drive bays (for optical devices) - 2 x 3.5” external drive bays (for removable storage devices) - 2 x 3.5” internal drive bay (for hard disk drives) - Dimensions: 7.5” width x 17.0” height x 18.0” depth • Processor / Chipset - Via Apollo KT266A chipset - Socket A / 462 for AMD Duron/Athlon XP processors - AMD Duron 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3GHz and higher - AMD Athlon XP 1700+, 1800+, 1900+, 2000+, 2100+ and higher • Memory - 3 x 184 pins unbuffered, non-ECC DDR266 DIMM slots - 1.5GB maximum memory capacity (3 x 512MB) • Slots - 5 x PCI (32 bit/33MHz) 2.2 5.0/3.3V compliant slots - 1 x AGP 4X slot - 1 x CNR slot

  10. K266 System Specifications (cont.) • Integrated Devices and Back I/O Connectors - 1 x floppy disk drive controller - 2 x ATA-100 IDE channels - Onboard AC97 audio 1 x line out (speakers) 1 x line in 1 x microphone 1 x joystick/MIDI port - 2 x rear COM/serial ports - 1 x rear LPT/parallel port with SPP/EPP/ECP support - 2 x rear USB 12Mbps ports - 1 x PS/2 keyboard - 1 x PS/2 mouse

  11. K266 System Board Diagram Five PCI 32bit/33MHz slots AGP 4X Socket A / 462 Three DDR DIMM slots (1.5GB max.) CNR slot IDE ATA-100

  12. AMD QuantiSpeed™ Overview • QuantiSpeed is a marketing term created by AMD to rate the performance level of their Athlon XP processors • In the past, system performance was measured by the speed of the processor or CPU, in megahertz (MHz), or more currently, gigahertz (GHz) • With today’s advancements in processor design, the processor speed is not the only factor • There is another variable called IPC (instructions per clock) that we have to consider

  13. Instructions Per Clock • IPC is the amount of work a processor can accomplish in a given clock cycle • The equation for measuring a system’s overall performance is: IPC x Clock Speed = Overall Performance • Now, this is where it gets tricky; the clock speed is a fixed number: the CPU is running at 1.6GHz, 1.7GHz, etc; there’s no dispute about this value • From the equation above, we can increase the performance by increasing the clock speed, increasing the IPC value, or do both • But the IPC value depends on many different variables that are not easily measurable

  14. Instructions Per Clock (cont.) • The IPC value depends on the CPU cache size (both L1 and L2), the CPU bus speed, application optimization for a particular CPU, and many other factors • So it is difficult to put an EXACT value on the IPC variable • AMD’s Athlon XP naming scheme is based on a combination of IPC and CPU speed (what they call their QuantiSpeed architecture) • For example, the Athlon XP/1900+’s real clock speed is not 1.9GHz, but 1.60GHz; likewise, the XP/2000+ is actually running at 1.67GHz, not 2.0GHz, and the XP/2100+ is running at 1.73GHz • Using QuantiSpeed, AMD is stating their XP/1900+ performs about the same or faster than its Intel Pentium 4/1.9GHz counterpart

  15. Why All the Confusion? • It is mainly due to marketing and the public’s perception (or misconception) that the higher the CPU speed = the faster the system • Intel realizes this, because their Pentium III was hitting its maximum clock speed 1.40GHz • When Intel designed their Pentium 4, they made sure that it was able to reach very high clock speeds • Intel was successful in this regard: the P4 launched at 1.5GHz and will scale up to a blistering 3.0GHz by the beginning of 2003 • AMD went with a different route with their Athlon XP: they designed it so the IPC value was greater than the Pentium 4, but kept it at a lower clock speed

  16. Athlon XP and Pentium 4 Benchmarks • The only way to find out if AMD’s QuantiSpeed is real or nothing but a marketing smoke screen is to run benchmarks on equivalent AMD and Intel platforms • For the upcoming benchmarks, we will be changing only two components: the motherboard and CPU • Every other components (video card, HDD, CD-ROM, memory, drivers, operating system, etc) will remain the same • We will be using DDR266 memory, since this is, or will become, the mainstream memory • For the P4 CPUs, we will be using the Northwood core with the 512K L2 cache (both 400 and 533FSB)

  17. Benchmark – 3DMarks 2001 SE • All benchmarks were conducted using the following components in 1024x768x32bit @ 85Hz: • Samsung 20GB/7,200RPM IDE HDD • Mitsumi 54X CD-ROM • eVGA e-GeForce4 Ti 4600 128MB • Microsoft Windows XP Professional • 512MB (2 x 256MB) • For AMD, we are using the K266 m/b • For Intel, we are using the 845E (upcoming m/b that supports both 400 and 533FSB) • 3DMark2001 SE measures the system’s overall 3D performance. This test stresses the video card as well as the CPU • The XP2000+ (at 9,928) is a bit slower than the P4/2.0A (at 10,107). And as expected, both the P4/2.4 and 2.53GHz CPU outperforms the XP2100+, which is actually running at 1.73GHz. So there is an 800MHz gap between the XP2100+ and P4/2.53GHz!

  18. Benchmark – Business Winstone 2002 Business Winstone 2001 measures a system overall performance when running common office suites such as Microsoft Office 2000 and Lotus Office Now the performance gap between the XP2000+ and P4/2.0A is very close. The P4/2.0A is only ahead by 0.7 points, which is probably all but unnoticeable in real work usage As expected, the P4/2.53GHz, with its higher clock speed and fast 533MHz FSB, is way ahead of the pack But notice the XP2100+, running at 1.67GHz, actually OUTPERFORMS the P4/2.0A GHz, despite the 330MHz in clock speed This proves that AMD’s investment in improving the IPC value, instead of clock speed, is really paying off for them

  19. Benchmark – Content Creation 2002 Content Creation 2002 measures a system overall performance when running digital content creation apps such as Adobe Photoshop, Premier, Macromedia Dreamweaver, etc. This benchmark stresses out the system a little bit more than Business Winstone. So we see that XP2000+, coming in at 29.7, is lagging a bit behind the P4/2.0A at 32.1. Most likely, this is where the larger 512K L2 cache and faster 400MHz FSB of the P4 comes into play But overall, the XP processors are not too far behind the Pentium 4s

  20. Final Analysis • So it appears AMD’s QuantiSpeed architecture is working as advertised • This is particularly impressive if you consider three factors: • 1. The P4 Northwood L2 cache size is 512K, double that of the Athlon XP’s 256K • 2. The P4 front side bus is 400/533MHz, while the Athlon XP is 266MHz • 3. The XP/2000+ (at 1.67GHz) is almost 330MHz slower than the P4/2.0A GHz • The Athlon XP is able to hold up fairly well against the P4, with its larger L2 cache, higher FSB, and higher clock speed • And lastly, we have to consider the cost of the CPU, with all other components being equal • As of 05/01/2002, the price of the XP/2000+ is $224, while the P4/2.0A GHz is $321, that’s almost a $100 difference

  21. Final Analysis (cont.) • If AMD is so much cheaper and performs the same as Intel, why hasn’t AMD taken over the desktop processor market? • Because price and performance are not the only two factors people consider when purchasing a new system • The rule of thumb is: price, performance, stability/compatibility, but you can only pick two • If you select Intel, you’ll get performance + stability/compatibility, but you’ll pay a higher price • If you pick AMD, you’ll get price + performance; historically, AMD systems are known to have more compatibility issues (SB Live! PCI latency issue, CDRW issues, AGP timing issues, etc.) than Intel’s

  22. Final Analysis (cont.) • But to give AMD and VIA credit, both the KT266a and KM266 are third generation chipsets, so many of the above issues are resolved via patches or BIOS updates • Throughout the benchmarking, not once did the AMD or Intel system locked up; both platforms went through all the tests flawlessly • So, this does not mean AMD systems are inherently unstable or unreliable; it simply means AMD users should be more technically oriented than Intel’s • If you’re planning to run business applications such as Office 2000, the Athlon XP and P4 performance is almost the same • Ultimately, which system should you sell DEPENDS ON WHO YOU WANT TO SELL IT TO

  23. Conclusion • M266 launch date is Mon 05/06/2002 • K266 launch date is Mon 05/13/2002 • Siebel model name for both units is “D – Premio M266/K266 Series” • Both platforms are ideal for the home, education, and business segment • M266 with integrated video (shared system memory), AC97 audio, and Realtek 8100L 10/100Mbps LAN • Both systems come with an open AGP 4X slot • K266 - Up to 1.5GB system memory (3 x DDR DIMM slots) • M266 - Up to 1.0GB system memory (2 x DDR DIMM slots) • Supports AMD Athlon XP/1700+ to 2100+ and higher • Supports AMD Duron/1.0GHz to 1.3GHz and higher

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