Athlon Palomino 1200

Table 7-72: Athlon Palomino 1200 Specifications
Processor Family	Model Name	AMD Athlon Palomino

	Performance Rating	1200 MHz
	Front-side Bus Speed	133 MHz (266 DDR)
	Multiplier Ratio	9.0x
Physical Design	Interface Packing	462-Pin Socket A
	Core Die Size	.18 micron, 128 mm
	Transistor Count	37.5 Million
	Voltage Interface	Split Core and I/O
	Core Voltage	1.75 volts
	Power Consumption	MP = 49.1 watts
	Maximum Power	MP = 54.7 watts

Table 7-73: Athlon Palomino 1200 Overclocking
Athlon Palomino	Model Rating	1200 MHz

	Typical Multiplier O/C	10.0x – 11.0+x
	Typical Front-side Bus O/C	140 – 150 MHz
	Typical O/C Potential	1333 – 1530 MHz
	Maximum O/C Potential	1550+ 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 MP 1200 has much in common with its 1000-MHz counterpart. It too arrived before the performance-rating marketing initiative, and also reigned in as the premier choice in Athlon multiprocessing environments for several months. By offering decent power efficiency, this processor can often scale beyond 1500 MHz in dedicated overclocking configurations.