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Sunnyvale, CA - AMD announced the release of the pentagram-shaped Socket 666 Athlon 64processor. The Athlon 64 first debuted in the Socket 754 format then AMD followed with the socket 939 form factor.

"Enthusiasts are tired of boring square processors," said AMD Vice president of Marketing Lucy DeVille. "This allows much cooler looking machines than a square processor allows."

DeVille said the new design also allows greater heat dissipation and a tenfold increase in performance at half the price of Socket 939 systems.