AMD Athlon 64 2650e vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2650e and Intel Pentium III 1400 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 2650e

Intel Pentium III 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 31.2 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 304 vs 272
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 274 vs 193

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs December 2001
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 31.2 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	304 vs 272
PassMark - CPU mark	274 vs 193

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2650e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

304

272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

274

193

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Pentium III 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	304	272
PassMark - CPU mark	274	193

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2650e	Intel Pentium III 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Tualatin
Launch date	January 2009	December 2001
Place in performance rating	3242	3256
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	80 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	44 million
Base frequency		1.40 GHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	31.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)