Although there were rumours that AMD will unveil its Athlon XP 2600+ processor with 333MHz system bus on Monday, the 4th of November, 2002, there will be no official announcement of the device today or any other day indeed. According to an official AMD representative, the company will simply start to produce and supply the devices on the market without any additional press releases and notices.

I will remind you how to distinguish between different AMD Athlon XP processors using their OPN numbers so that you know which CPU you buy.

The OPN consists of numbers and letter and looks as follows:

AXD A 2600 D K V 3 D Where,

AXD stands for AMD Athlon XP Processor Model With QuantiSpeed Architecture for Desktop Products;
A – for “desktop processor”;
2600 or any other numbers – for the model number or performance rating;
D – for package type, D stands for OPGA;
K – for operating voltage: L=1.50V, U=1.60V, K=1.65V;
V – for critical die temperature: T=90 degrees Celsius, V=85 degrees Celsius;
3 – for size of L2 cache: 3=256KB;
D – for Front-Side Bus frequency: C=266MHz, D=333MHz.

There is no official information in regards pricing and availability of AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (the core-clock is 2083MHz) processors with 333MHz system bus.

Also see the following news-stories:

- Athlon XP 2600+ With 333MHz FSB Core-Clock Revealed!
- AMD Athlon XP 2600+ With 333MHz FSB: How Athlon 2400+ Transforms to Athlon 2600+
- AMD Kisses Goodbye to Duron. High-End Processors Starring As Low-End CPUs
- AMD Athlon MP 2400+ to Appear In a Week. Prices Will be Reduced Even More!
- Intel Wins the Market Share. AMD to Recover in the Second Quarter?