Athlon Palomino 1667 (XP/MP 2000+)

Table 7-84: Athlon Palomino 1667 Specifications
Processor Family	Model Name	AMD Athlon Palomino

	Performance Rating	Real = 1667 MHz
		XP/MP = 2000+
	Front-side Bus Speed	133 MHz (266 DDR)
	Multiplier Ratio	12.5x
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	62.5 watts
	Maximum Power	70 watts

Table 7-85: Athlon Palomino 1667 Overclocking
Athlon Palomino	Model Rating	Real = 1667 MHz XP/MP = 2000+

	Typical Multiplier O/C	13.0x – 13.5+x
	Typical Front-side Bus O/C	140 – 150 MHz
	Typical O/C Potential	1700 – 1800 MHz
	Maximum O/C Potential	1800+ 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	XP = 90° Celsius
		MP = 95° Celsius

Strategy

The Athlon 2000+ is a popular choice in computing communities. This processor ushered AMDs into the 2 gigahertz arena - at least in marketing theory. This chip is built atop a 1667-MHz Palomino processing core. Expect overclocking returns around 1800 MHz for the better chips in this grade. Take note of the 1667-MHz rating. It appears that AMD avoided the whole "666" issue the same way Intel did.