The AMD Athlon^TM 64 Fx-55 Processor Reigns As Best Desktop Processor Of 2004 According To Leading Market Research Firm In-Stat

AMD announced that high-tech market research firm In-Stat selected the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-55 processor as best desktop processor of 2004. In-Stat Microprocessor Report recognized the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor for its superior performance, feature-rich architecture, support for 32- and 64-bit capability and Enhanced Virus Protection. The newsletter from In-Stat is now available online at www.in-stat.com.

AMD Athlon 64 processors have the added security benefit of Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP). This capability, enabled by Microsoft^® Windows^® XP Service Pack 2, helps prevent the execution of certain types of malicious viruses. The award-winning AMD64 desktop processors also feature Cool'n'Quiet^™ technology, an innovative system-level feature that can lower the power consumption of the PC when maximum performance is not needed. A PC with AMD's Cool'n'Quiet technology enabled can consume less power, and run cooler and quieter on most applications.