AMD Athlon XP 1500+ vs Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 1500+ and Intel Pentium 4 1.80 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1500+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 66.7 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 167 vs 160
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2001 vs August 2001
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 66.7 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 167 vs 160

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.80

  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 429 vs 251
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 429 vs 251

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 1500+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 1.80

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
251
429
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
167
160
Name AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Intel Pentium 4 1.80
PassMark - Single thread mark 251 429
PassMark - CPU mark 167 160

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Essentials

Architecture codename Palomino Willamette
Launch date October 2001 August 2001
Place in performance rating 3271 3107
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

Die size 150 mm 217 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 180 nm 180 nm
Maximum frequency 1.33 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 63 million 42 million
64 bit support
Base frequency 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 400 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 78 °C
Maximum core temperature 78°C
VID voltage range 1.575V-1.75V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported A PPGA478, PPGA423
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 66.7 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 53.3mm x 53.3mm

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)