AMD Wins CPU Catergory

AMD WINS CPU CATEGORY IN CRN CHANNEL
CHAMPION COMPETITION



-System builders name AMD tops in vendor responsiveness, product

availability among other categories-





SUNNYVALE, CA-JULY 23, 2001-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has won top

honors in the CRN Channel Champions microprocessor competition. Computer

system builders from throughout North America chose AMD over the competition

in the microprocessor category.



AMD scored an 82.02 overall satisfaction rating to win the competition, and

took top honors in vendor responsiveness and product availability.



The annual Channel Champions event is sponsored by CRN, a leading weekly

trade publication for builders of technology solutions. This year, more than

4,000 solution providers rated 67 vendors in 21 high-tech categories. AMD

was one of two entrants in the microprocessor category.



"AMD chips are fast and reliable," said Michael Rhea, owner of Mike's

Computerland in Lebanon, Va. "We do a lot of our own testing and

comparisons. If you set up a system correctly, you can have a 'killer'

system with excellent performance."



"We're extremely pleased that AMD has been recognized by system builders,

one of our most important market segments, for overall excellence and for

our responsiveness to their needs," said Kevin Knox, AMD's director of

enterprise segment marketing and business development. "The AMD Athlon(tm)

and AMD Duron(tm) processors, winners of numerous awards, offer compelling

solutions for the desktop and notebook markets with their high-performance,

cost-effective Socket A infrastructure. The newly introduced AMD Athlon(tm)

MP processor offers excellent performance and stable infrastructure for the

server and workstation markets."





About AMD



AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and

networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing facilities

in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and

Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory

devices, and support circuitry for communications and networking

applications.



The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy

awarded AMD an ENERGY STAR® Certificate of Recognition for its

energy-efficient processors, including the AMD Athlon and AMD Duron

processors. These processors help manufacturers meet stringent ENERGY STAR

specifications for a variety of appliances, equipment and other products.

Products with the ENERGY STAR label are designed to use less energy, save

money and help protect the environment.

Founded in 1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6

billion in 2000. (NYSE: AMD).



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