AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 vs Intel Pentium III 1000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

  • Around 120% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 437 vs 245
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 437 vs 245

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1000

  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 29 Watt vs 89 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1000

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
437
245
Name AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Intel Pentium III 1000
PassMark - Single thread mark 0 0
PassMark - CPU mark 437 245

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Intel Pentium III 1000

Essentials

Architecture codename SledgeHammer Coppermine
Launch date September 2003 Q1'00
Place in performance rating 3343 3352
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 193 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 180 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 1 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 105 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 940 PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt 29 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)