AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) vs Intel Pentium III 800

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) and Intel Pentium III 800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 200% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 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 2.4 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 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 800

  • 4.5x lower typical power consumption: 20.8 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20.8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 800

Name AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) Intel Pentium III 800
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.148
PassMark - Single thread mark 237
PassMark - CPU mark 182

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 9750 (95W) Intel Pentium III 800

Essentials

Architecture codename Agena Coppermine T
Launch date March 2008 n/d
Place in performance rating 3278 3273
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 80 mm
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 180 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 0.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 450 million 44 million
Base frequency 800 MHz
Bus Speed 133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C
Maximum core temperature 80°C
VID voltage range 1.75V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 20.8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology