AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Intel Pentium III 1000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 120% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 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
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 245
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1285 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 X2 4200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1000

PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1285
245
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Intel Pentium III 1000
PassMark - Single thread mark 0 0
PassMark - CPU mark 1285 245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 398

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Intel Pentium III 1000

Essentials

Architecture codename Manchester Coppermine
Launch date May 2006 Q1'00
Launch price (MSRP) $309
Place in performance rating 3308 3352
Price now $179.95
Value for money (0-100) 1.80
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 156 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 180 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 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 939 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)