Athlon Thunderbird 800

Table 7-39: Athlon Thunderbird 800 Specifications
Processor Family	Model Name	AMD Athlon Thunderbird

	Performance Rating	800 MHz
	Front-side Bus Speed	100 MHz (200 DDR)
	Multiplier Ratio	8.0x
Physical Design	Interface Packing	462-Pin Socket A
		242-Pin Slot A Cartridge
	Core Die Size	.18 micron, 120 mm
	Transistor Count	37 Million
	Voltage Interface	Split Core and I/O
	Core Voltage	Socket A = 1.75 volts
		Slot A = 1.6 volts
	Power Consumption	38.3 watts
	Maximum Power	42.6 watts

Table 7-40: Athlon Thunderbird 800 Overclocking
Athlon Thunderbird	Model Rating	800 MHz

Overclocking Potential	Multiplier Lock Support	Unlocked Multiplier
	Typical Multiplier O/C	8.5x – 9.5x
	Typical Front-side Bus O/C	103 – 115+ MHz
	Typical O/C Potential	850 – 950 MHz
	Maximum O/C Potential	1000+ MHz
Overclocking Tolerances	Recommended Cooling Type	Forced-Air Heatsink
	Recommended Heatsink Coolers	Thermalright SK-6
		Alpha PAL-8045
		TaiSol CGK742092
		GlobalWin VOS-32
		Alpha P7125
	Recommended Peltier Active Cooler	Swifttech MCX370
		Swifttech MC1501
	Maximum Core Voltage	1.85 volts with Heatsink Cooler
	Maximum Core Temperature	Socket A = 90° Celsius
		Slot A = 70° Celsius

Strategy

The Athlon Thunderbird 800-MHz processor offers a real chance of attaining a successful overclock to 1000 MHz. This is especially true for the Socket A version, as it features much-improved thermal efficiency compared to its Slot-A counterpart. In any case, most Thunderbird 800 chips can scale past 900 MHz with little difficulty.