<strong>The Socket AM2 64-bit PC Processor!</strong> <br />Built on AMD64 architecture, the AMD Athlon&trade; 64 processor is designed to deliver outstanding levels of performance and customer-focused innovation to home and business users alike. <p><b>Next Generation Platform is Here</b><br />Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform innovations such as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the award-winning AMD64 architecture. This new technology is for prosumers and digital enthusiasts who are looking to run sophisticated, multiple processor-intense applications simultaneously. With socket AM2, AMD brings new capabilities like AMD Virtualization to both commercial and consumer users. Virtualization on desktop computers allows a single PC to act like multiple virtual machines. AMD Virtualization can enable client computers to seamlessly support multiple operating environments. Therefore, IT managers can now gain the ability to develop and test software across multiple operating systems on a single computer to facilitate software migrations, isolate business and personal operating environments to increase security and reliability, and to initialize and manage client computers with less interruption to end users. AMD Virtualization helps make it easier for PC enthusiasts to upgrade and maintain their PCs through emulation. </p><p><b>New DDR2 Support Jump Starts Transfer Rates</b><br />DDR2 memory is the next generation of DDR memory that supports the open standards efforts of the Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), the governing body for integrated circuit specifications. It uses an advanced signaling scheme that can offer higher data transfer rates than DDR1 memory. The advanced signaling scheme mentioned above allows high transfer rates using traditional PC motherboard manufacturing techniques. DDR2 benefits to customers include lower voltage and higher frequency headroom than DDR1 memory. Socket AM2 processors from AMD will support DDR2 speeds of 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and, for AMD Athlon&trade; 64 X2 dual-core and AMD Athlon&trade; 64 FX dual-core processors, 800MHz.</p><p>AMD64 technology is AMD&rsquo;s approach to 64-bit computing which doubles the number of processor registers and increases the addressable memory space well beyond 4GB for increased performance and new, cinematic-computing experiences. Processors with AMD64 technology offer leadingedge performance on today&rsquo;s software applications while enabling a seamless migration to future 64-bit computing.</p><p>AMD64 Technology enables the industry to advance software development on all fronts, with x86 compatibility, while providing the capability of delivering 64-bit technology benefits.</p>