AMD’s 1.2Ghz processor hits market

BANGALORE: AMD has rolled out a new 1.2GHz desktop processor for the PC

market. The new Duron processor from AMD offers enhanced performance on digital

photo, audio and Internet applications.






"With the new 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor, customers can configure an AMD
Duron processor-based system with low-cost DDR memory at or below the cost of

competitive SDRAM systems," said AMD's Computation Products Group, vice

president of marketing, Ed Ellett. "This will enable increased application

performance and provide even more momentum to the AMD Duron processor's global

success."

The AMD Duron processor, falling under the x86 processors category, is

optimized for Windows XP operating system. "A 1.2GHz AMD Duron

processor-based system with DDR memory substantially outperforms a 1.2GHz Intel

Celeron processor-based system with SDRAM on 3D gaming benchmarks, and also

provides up to a 13 per cent performance advantage versus a 1.4GHz Pentium 4

processor-based system with SDRAM on office productivity and digital media

applications," the press release quoted.

The new 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor supports AMD's Socket A platform.

Motherboard solutions featuring DDR memory now enable top-to-bottom PC system

price points. Systems featuring the 1.2GHz AMD Duron processor are expected to

be available by the end of the year through a variety of channels worldwide.