AMD has something for power-hungry notebook users: a new 64-bit processor. Announced today, the Athlon 64 processor 4000+ is designed for high-performance, full-sized notebook computers and is available now.
As an alternative to market leader Intel, AMD has made significant inroads in the consumer desktop space and, more recently, in servers with the release of its 64-bit, dual-core line of processors. On the notebook side, manufacturers have been slower to use AMD processors where Intel’s Centrino and Pentium M lines are more established.
AMD But this is in stark contrast to Intel “Bringing the latest Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor to this new AMILO
notebook allows us to continue to offer our customers cutting-edge
technology and performance,” said Herbert Schönebeck, vice president of
Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ Consumer Business Unit, in a statement.
The AMD 4000+ series comes standard with the company’s Enhanced Virus
Protection (EVP), a security feature designed to prevent the spread of
malicious code. The 4000+ is priced at $382 in 1,000-unit quantities.
For thin and light notebooks, AMD introduced
Turion, a single-core, low-power, 64-bit processor family, back in
March. Based on AMD’s “Lancaster” designs, the low-voltage,
754-pin-compatible Turion processor is made using 90-nanometer production
and silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. In addition, AMD recently
expanded its offerings in the Mobile AMD Sempron processor family, offering
models for both thin-and-light and full-size notebooks.
only listed one customer for the 4000+ processor in
its announcement, although more are certainly expected. The AMILO
A1667G notebook from Fujitsu Siemens is expected to be available next month
throughout Europe. Separately, AMD said VoodoPC is using the AMD Athlon 64
X2 dual-core processor in its high-end gaming notebook.
, which normally would have numerous partner announcements at the release of a new chip.