AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Intel Pentium III 866

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Intel Pentium III 866 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 866

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 153% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 0.87 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
8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 152

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 0.87 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 152

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 866

3.4x lower typical power consumption: 26.1 Watt vs 89 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	26.1 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 866

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1285

152

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium III 866
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	202
PassMark - CPU mark	1285	152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium III 866
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manchester	Coppermine T
Launch date	May 2006	Q1'00
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	3225	3206
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	0.87 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	44 million
Base frequency		866 MHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		80°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	26.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)