AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Intel Pentium III 1133

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Intel Pentium III 1133 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.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Intel Pentium III 1133

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 95% higher clock speed: 2.2 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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs July 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1285 vs 284

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1133

3.1x lower typical power consumption: 29.1 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.1 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

284

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium III 1133
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1285	284
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium III 1133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manchester	Tualatin
Launch date	May 2006	July 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	3308	3353
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 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.13 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	939	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	29.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)