AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs Intel Pentium III 1133

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620e and Intel Pentium III 1133 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II X4 620e

Intel Pentium III 1133

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 130% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2906 vs 284

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs July 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2906 vs 284

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1133

Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 29.1 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.1 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2906

284

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Intel Pentium III 1133
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2906	284

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 620e	Intel Pentium III 1133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Tualatin
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	July 2001
OPN PIB	AD620EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD620EHDK42GM
Place in performance rating	3316	3353
Series	AMD Athlon II X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	1.13 GHz
Die size	169 mm	80 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.13 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	44 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	29.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)