AMD Introduces the World's Most Advanced x86 Processor

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AMD Introduces the World's Most Advanced x86 Processor, Designed for the
Demanding Datacenter

Quad-Core AMD OpteronT processors Deliver Breakthrough Performance-Per-Watt

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- September 10, 2007 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced
the Quad-Core AMD OpteronT processor, the world's most advanced x86
processor ever designed and manufactured and the first native x86 quad-core
microprocessor. Designed from inception for the most demanding datacenters,
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers from global OEMs and system
builders can deliver breakthrough capabilities to customers in a time of
dramatically escalating performance-per-watt emphasis.

Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors with AMD's revolutionary Direct Connect
Architecture introduce innovations that go beyond four x86 processing cores
on a single die of silicon. Critical considerations for today's most
challenging business requirements inspired Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor
innovations: energy efficiency with a 50 percent increase in integer and
floating-point performance,1 enhanced virtualization performance, and
investment protection via a customer-centric approach enabling
non-disruptive transitions from dual- to quad-core within the same power and
thermal envelopes to help keep infrastructure costs down.

"Today marks one of the great milestones in microprocessor achievement as
AMD again raises expectations for industry-standard computing," said Hector
Ruiz, chairman and chief executive officer, AMD. "We've worked closely with
our customers and partners to design a new generation of processing
solutions embodied by today's Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor - a four-way
winner in performance, energy efficiency, virtualization and investment
protection. Early customer response has been extremely positive."

Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems from global OEM and
system-builder partners begin shipping this month and are expected to
increase in number through the remainder of the year. AMD PhenomT processor
solutions, which will leverage many of the same benefits of this innovative,
next-generation architecture, are expected to be available for the desktop
market in December. Due in part to the industry's most stable x86 server
platform, more than 50 socket compatible Quad-Core AMD Opteron
processor-ready system choices are on the market today from tier one OEMs,
all of whom are publicly supporting today's introduction.

"Today more customers choose ProLiant for their AMD processor-based server
blades than any other vendor by a factor of more than 2 to 1. HP offers
customers a broad portfolio built on innovative designs to address customer
needs in the areas of power, virtualization and cost," said Paul Miller,
vice president, marketing, enterprise storage and servers, HP. "With today's
launch of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, we can help customers bring new
levels of efficiency to their infrastructure as we broaden our AMD Opteron
processor-based family of servers."

"Sun is thrilled about the introduction of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
Incorporating Sun's innovative design principles that enable stunning
scalability and industry-leading performance-per-watt, our upcoming
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers and workstations will only
accelerate the momentum Sun is experiencing in its x64 business," said John
Fowler, executive vice president of Sun Microsystems' Systems Group. "With
so much pent-up demand for the scalability of native quad-core processing,
Sun believes there will be rapid, widespread adoption of Quad-Core AMD
Opteron processor-based systems. We applaud AMD for yet another
technological breakthrough, and are excited to continue to grow our
alliance."

"Dell and AMD share a commitment to delivering industry-leading performance,
performance-per-watt, and the most energy-efficient product designs to help
our customers focus on driving their business forward," said Brad Anderson,
senior vice president, Dell Product Group. "Dell's ability to seamlessly
deliver the benefits of AMD's Dual Dynamic Power Management technology means
our customers can get more today and for future growth in the AMD
processor-powered Dell PowerEdge 2970 and Energy Smart 2970."

"IBM was the first global OEM to support AMD Opteron processors in 2003.
Today our relationship is delivering powerful and energy-efficient business
performance computing solutions" said James Gargan, vice president, Brand
Management System x & BladeCenter, IBM. "Our x86 systems feature IBM's
X-Architecture innovation, such as Xcelerated Memory Technology, to help
optimize Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor capabilities for peak system
performance. We look forward to bringing new products to market with AMD
later this year to help strengthen IBM's position as the world's top server
vendor2."

Systems based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are also being announced
today by a host of other manufacturers, including Appro, Egenera, Gateway,
Rackable Systems, Supermicro and Verari.

Additionally, AMD is providing the channel with a tremendous opportunity to
be able to offer their customers Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based
solutions very soon after launch. AMD Validated Server Program platforms are
available today through distribution, empowering channel partners with the
opportunity to be early to market with solutions.

AMD introduces Average CPU Power (ACP)
AMD also today introduced the Average CPU Power (ACP) metric, which
represents processor power usage, including cores, integrated memory
controller, and HyperTransportT technology links, while running a suite of
typical and relevant commercially useful high utilization workloads to be
more indicative of the power consumption that end-users can expect. ACP is a
useful metric for data center operators when estimating power budgets to
size their datacenters. AMD will continue to provide thermal design power
(TDP) specifications to platform designers in AMD power and thermal
datasheets.

AMD is introducing Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors today at the 55- and
75-watt ACP. For system designers, AMD will continue to state its TDP
specifications.

New Standard in Energy Efficiency
As datacenters in the U.S. face the potential of doubling their energy
consumption by 20113, new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors introduce the
world's most energy-efficient x86 architecture, bolstered by a variety of
new power-saving technologies, including:
AMD CoolCoreT Technology, for reducing energy consumption by turning off
unused parts of the processor;
Independent Dynamic Core Technology, an enhancement to AMD PowerNow!T
technology, allowing each core to vary its clock frequency depending on the
specific performance requirement of the applications it is supporting; and
Dual Dynamic Power Management (DDPM), which provides an independent power
supply to the cores and to the memory controller, allowing the cores and
memory controllers to operate on different voltages, determined by usage.
DDPM is available in most Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based platforms
being introduced today.
"Microsoft and AMD are working together to drive innovation, performance and
energy efficiency across the datacenters and development environments," said
Bill Laing, general manager of Windows Server Division at Microsoft Corp.
"With 64-bit multi-core technology, Direct Connect Architecture and built-in
virtualization, AMD Opteron processors continue to provide Microsoft Windows
customers with an innovative platform. Looking ahead, we believe Windows
Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 running with Quad-Core
AMD Opteron processors will provide a compelling development and deployment
platform to drive customers' dynamic IT environments."

Optimal Virtualization Performance
Datacenters depend on virtualization software as an essential tool to
consolidate server workloads, operate more securely, and enable disaster
recovery. Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture
excel in virtualized environments because of the integrated memory
controller4 for reduced memory latency, and Rapid Virtualization Indexing, a
new AMD innovation in AMD VirtualizationT technology designed to reduce the
overhead associated with software virtualization. Rapid Virtualization
Indexing takes functionality that was previously performed in software and
greatly accelerates it by performing those functions within the CPU to help
enable near-real time application performance.

Investment Protection
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors maintain compatibility with the socket and
thermal envelopes of Second-Generation AMD Opteron processors to enable a
seamless customer upgrade path. AMD's common core strategy empowers
customers to scale with one AMD architecture to reduce platform management
complexity and increase datacenter uptime and productivity.

Outstanding Performance
Continuing the legacy of the AMD Opteron processor family, Quad-Core AMD
Opteron processors introduce several new ground-breaking technologies
enabling impressive results across a suite of benchmarks. Within comparable
thermal bands, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors outperform the competition
on several industry-standard benchmarks including: SPECfpR_rate2006,
SPECRint_2006, SPECompMR2001Base, STREAM, Fluent and LS-DYNA. For more
details on the performance of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, please visit
http://www.amd.com/opteronperformance.

Visit AMD on the Web
For more information on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor including FAQs,
development tools, online press kits and other general information, please
visit http://multicore.amd.com. Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor pricing can
be found at http://www.amd.com/pricing.

About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is a leading global provider of
innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer
electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and
industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that
empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit
www.amd.com.

Learn more about what our partners are saying about the introduction of
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.

Cautionary Statement
This release contains forward-looking statements concerning, among other
things, future and planned products, technologies, specifications, features,
performance and introductions schedules, and availability and number of
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems, which are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as
"would," "may," "expects," "believes" "plans," "intends," "projects" and
other terms with similar meanings. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements in this release are based on current beliefs,
assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this release, and
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the company's current expectations. Risks include the
possibility that Intel Corporation's pricing, marketing and rebating
programs, product bundling, standard setting, new product introductions or
other activities targeting AMD's business will prevent attainment of AMD's
current plans; AMD will require additional funding and may not be able to
raise funds on favorable terms or at all; customers stop buying AMD's
products or materially reduce their operations or demand for its products;
AMD will be unable to develop, launch and ramp new products and technologies
in the volumes and mix required by the market and at mature yields on a
timely basis; global business and economic conditions will worsen; AMD will
be unable to transition to advanced manufacturing process technologies in a
timely and effective way; and AMD will be unable to maintain the requisite
level of investment in research and development and capacity, investors are
urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD's Securities
and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.

1 The comparison presented above is based on SPECint_rate2006 and
SPECfp_rate2006 tests of the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 2222
against results for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 2350 under
submission to SPEC as of Sep 6, 2007. For the latest results, visit
http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/. SPEC and the benchmark names SPECint
and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation. Competitive benchmark results stated above reflect results
published on www.spec.org as of Sep 6, 2007.
2 Based on Q207 IDC worldwide server tracker results
3 EPA report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency - Aug
2, 2007 -
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_development/downloads/EPA_Datacenter_Report_Congress_Final1.pdf
4 An AMD innovation first introduced to x86 processors with the AMD Opteron
processor in April 2003.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof, AMD
PowerNow, AMD Virtualization and AMD CoolCore are trademarks of Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc. SPEC, SPECfp, SPECint and SPECompM are registered
trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation.
HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology
Consortium. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.

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