AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs Intel Pentium III 1133

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 and Intel Pentium III 1133 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-72

Intel Pentium III 1133

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-72

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 148% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 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
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1794 vs 284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2006 vs July 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1794 vs 284

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1133

4.3x lower typical power consumption: 29.1 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.1 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-72
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1794

284

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-72	Intel Pentium III 1133
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1794	284

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-72	Intel Pentium III 1133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Tualatin
Launch date	November 2006	July 2001
Place in performance rating	3320	3353
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	80 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	227 million	44 million
Base frequency		1.13 GHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	F	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	29.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)