Athlon Thunderbird 1100

Table 7-49: Athlon Thunderbird 1100 Specifications
Processor Family	Model Name	AMD Athlon Thunderbird

	Performance Rating	1100 MHz
	Front-side Bus Speed	100 MHz (200 DDR)
	Multiplier Ratio	11.0x
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	1.75 volts
	Power Consumption	49.5 watts
	Maximum Power	55.1 watts

Table 7-50: Athlon Thunderbird 1100 Overclocking
Athlon Thunderbird	Model Rating	1100 MHz

Overclocking Potential	Multiplier Lock Support	Unlocked Multiplier
	Typical Multiplier O/C	12.0 – 14.0x
	Typical Front-side Bus O/C	103 – 115+ MHz
	Typical O/C Potential	1200 – 1300 MHz
	Maximum O/C Potential	1300+ MHz
Overclocking Tolerances	Recommended Cooling Type	Forced-Air Heatsink
	Recommended Heatsink Coolers	Thermalright SK-6
		Alpha PAL-8045
		TaiSol CGK742092
	Recommended Peltier Active Cooler	Swifttech MCX370
	Maximum Core Voltage	1.85 volts with Heatsink Cooler
	Maximum Core Temperature	95° Celsius

Strategy

The Athlon Thunderbird 1100-MHz processor offers significant scalability, especially given the fact that it introduces a new thermal rating of 95° Celsius. Most models from this speed grade offer overclocking potential beyond 1250 MHz. Some rare models are known to reach 1400 MHz, but only after the implementation of quality cooling.