AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) vs Intel Pentium III 933

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) and Intel Pentium III 933 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Intel Pentium III 933

Differences

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

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 244% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 0.93 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 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

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 0.93 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 180 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 933

4.6x lower typical power consumption: 27.3 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27.3 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 933

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	Intel Pentium III 933
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		218

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)	Intel Pentium III 933
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Coppermine T
Launch date	April 2009	n/d
Place in performance rating	3360	3357
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	80 mm
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	180 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	0.93 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	44 million
Base frequency		933 MHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		77°C
VID voltage range		1.75V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	27.3 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)