AMD Athlon XP 1500+ vs Intel Pentium III 800

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 1500+ and Intel Pentium III 800 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1500+

  • Around 66% higher clock speed: 1.33 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 251 vs 237
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.33 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 251 vs 237

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 800

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 20.8 Watt vs 60 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 182 vs 167
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20.8 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 182 vs 167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 1500+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 800

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
251
237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
167
182
Name AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Intel Pentium III 800
PassMark - Single thread mark 251 237
PassMark - CPU mark 167 182

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Intel Pentium III 800

Essentials

Architecture codename Palomino Coppermine T
Launch date October 2001 n/d
Place in performance rating 3271 3273
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

Die size 150 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 256 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 180 nm 180 nm
Maximum frequency 1.33 GHz 0.8 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 63 million 44 million
64 bit support
Base frequency 800 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 A PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 20.8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)