AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Intel Pentium III 866
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Intel Pentium III 866 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
- Around 199% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 0.87 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 | 2.6 GHz vs 0.87 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 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 5200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 866
Name | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ | Intel Pentium III 866 |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 266 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 498 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.147 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 4.278 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.086 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 202 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 152 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ | Intel Pentium III 866 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Windsor | Coppermine T |
Launch date | September 2006 | Q1'00 |
Place in performance rating | 3297 | 3293 |
Price now | $53.09 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.68 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Series | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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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 | 2.6 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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2 | PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 89 Watt | 26.1 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |