Athlon[]
1999–2001[]
The original Athlon chip started being produced in mid-1999 to replace the AMD K6 line of processors. The "original" Athlon architecture consisted of two generations: Classic and Thunderbird (T-Bird for short). Production ended in 2005.
Athlon XP[]
2001–2005[]
In 2001, AMD released the 3rd generation of the Athlon chips, called the Athlon XP. "XP" meant to be "extended performance" and also as an unofficial reference to Windows XP. The logo hasn't been changed a lot; only that they've added the XP text at the bottom.
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Athlon (original) |
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| Processors: Athlon (Zen-based) | Ryzen (Threadripper) | Epyc | Radeon (Pro) | Instinct  |