AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and Intel Pentium III 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 129% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.4 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

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

• 4x lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

Compare specifications (specs)