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.

AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Intel Pentium III 800

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	3272
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)