Intel Pentium 4 1.5 vs AMD Athlon 1000

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 1.5 and AMD Athlon 1000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 1.5

AMD Athlon 1000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.5

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 1.5 GHz vs 1 GHz

Launch date	November 2000 vs October 2000
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz vs 1 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1000

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 57.8 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 57.8 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 1.5	AMD Athlon 1000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Willamette	Thunderbird C
Launch date	November 2000	October 2000
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB
Die size	217 mm2	120 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C
Maximum core temperature	73°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	42 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.595V-1.75V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PPGA423	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57.8 Watt	54 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)