Whether it is for business, school or play, with the AMD Athlon 64 processor, you can address your current and future computing needs. The new Athlon 64 stands for the next generation of AMD Athlon Technology. This processor is designed to deliver outstanding levels of performance and customer-focused innovation to hom and business users alike. The Athlon 64 is the ONLY windows-compatible 64-bit PC processor with HyperTransport. Doubles the number of processor registers and dramatically increases the system memory addressability Integrated memory controller with peak memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/sec, supporting PC3200, PC2700, PC2100, or PC1600 DDR SDRAM Native execution of 32-bit software, allowing today"s PC software to provide leading-edge performance while enabling a seamless migration to 64-bit software Combines high-speed memory access and I/O connectivity to help ensure that end users can fully take advantage of a broadband connection to streaming video and audio, and a riveting online gaming experience Compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems