AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ vs Intel Pentium III 1000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Intel Pentium III 1000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Intel Pentium III 1000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 180 nm
32x 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

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

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 X2 4000+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1000

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+	Intel Pentium III 1000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	195
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.694
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.981
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		245

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+	Intel Pentium III 1000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Coppermine
Launch date	May 2006	Q1'00
Place in performance rating	3322	3362
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	180 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 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)	89 Watt	29 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)