AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs Intel Pentium III 1000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and Intel Pentium III 1000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Intel Pentium III 1000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 180 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 29 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 29 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1000

2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 245 vs 116

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	245 vs 116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1000

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

116

245

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium III 1000
PassMark - Single thread mark	130	0
PassMark - CPU mark	116	245

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium III 1000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Coppermine
Launch date	June 2008	Q1'00
Place in performance rating	3309	3352
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	180 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	44 million
Base frequency		1.00 GHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		75°C
VID voltage range		1.75V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	29 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)