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
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

Essentials

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

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

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

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)