AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs Intel Pentium III 1133

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 183% higher clock speed: 3.2 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
Launch date April 2009 vs July 2001
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.2 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

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1133

  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 29.1 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 29.1 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1133

Name AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) Intel Pentium III 1133
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
PassMark - Single thread mark 0
PassMark - CPU mark 284

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) Intel Pentium III 1133

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Tualatin
Launch date April 2009 July 2001
Place in performance rating 3360 3353
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 80 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 1.13 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 758 million 44 million
Base frequency 1.13 GHz
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) 125 Watt 29.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

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