AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs Intel Pentium III 1133

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9500 and Intel Pentium III 1133 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9500

Intel Pentium III 1133

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 95% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 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	November 2007 vs July 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 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

3.3x lower typical power consumption: 29.1 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.1 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1133

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9500	Intel Pentium III 1133
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.623
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		284

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9500	Intel Pentium III 1133
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Tualatin
Launch date	November 2007	July 2001
Place in performance rating	3311	3353
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	80 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.13 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	29.1 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology