PC processors entered the Gigahertz era today in the year 2000 with AMD's Athlon
LorenDB Saturday, March 07, 2026
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In the year 2000, AMD's Athlon processor became the first consumer PC CPU to reach 1 GHz, marking the dawn of the gigahertz era in personal computing. AMD's marketing of the 1 GHz Athlon as a breakthrough achievement helped the company gain ground on industry leader Intel.
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