AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 96x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date May 2010 vs December 2001
Number of cores 6 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 1.4 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 1400

  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31.2 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

Name AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) Intel Pentium III 1400
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.726
PassMark - Single thread mark 272
PassMark - CPU mark 193

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) Intel Pentium III 1400

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Tualatin
Launch date May 2010 December 2001
Place in performance rating 3250 3256
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 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 2.8 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 6 1
Transistor count 904 million 44 million
Base frequency 1.40 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) 95 Watt 31.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)