AMD’s 2004 Processors Compatible With Existing Mainboards

December 10th 2003 | CPUs & Chipsets

AMD has confirmed backwards compatibility for its upcoming chips with existing motherboards featuring appropriate CPU sockets:

“HyperTransport is a flexible protocol. A current specification for it is 800MHz, yet some chipsets currently run 600MHz. That is okay, the CPU just sets itself to the frequency the chipset can handle. Likewise, a future AMD64 processor capable of 1000MHz HyperTransport, is still backwards compatible with mainboards that run their chipsets at something less than 1000MHz,” an AMD spokesperson said.

Generally, compatibility between components of different generations means a huge benefit for companies that deal with inventory, e.g. mainboard makers and PC makers. “So, assuming you have got the same socket processor, e.g. Socket 754 or Socket 940, you will have backward compatibility with mainboards that are out there now,” he added.

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AMD’s 2004 Processors Compatible With Existing Mainboards
Published in: CPUs & Chipsets on 2003-12-10