AMD K7

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An AMD K7 Engineering Sample
Manufacturer:	AMD
Codename:	Argon (Model 1)
Interface:	Slot A
Instructions:	IA32 (x86), 3DNow!, MMX
Packaging:	SECC
Speeds:	500MHz-700MHz
FSB:	100MHz DDR (200MHz)
Transistors:	~22 Million
L1 Cache:	128KB
L2 Cache:	512KB Off-Die
Process:	250nm (0.25 µ)
In Production:	No
Date:	1999

The AMD K7 processor was the successor to the K6-2/K6-III processor lines, and the first of the seventh generation of x86 processors. The K7 has evolved over the years into a diverse product line consisting of many different processors, such as the Athlon, Duron, Athlon XP, Athlon MP and Sempron.

The original K7 brought several new features to x86 processors, such as the EV6 bus, which allowed the processor to communicate with the rest of the computer through a DDR front side bus at an effective 200MHz clock speed.

K7 processors also feature multiple superscalar integer and floating point units, as well as additional SIMD instructions (3DNow!). The K7 was initially produced in June of 1999 using a 0.25 µ manufacturing process, and debuted at a speed of 500 MHz.