Intel Pentium 4 1.7 vs AMD Athlon 1333

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 1.7 and AMD Athlon 1333 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 1.7

AMD Athlon 1333

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.7

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 28% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 70 Watt

Launch date	April 2001 vs March 2001
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt vs 70 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1333

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 1.7	AMD Athlon 1333
Essentials
Architecture codename	Willamette	Thunderbird C
Launch date	April 2001	March 2001
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	1.70 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)	76 °C
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	1.33 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	42 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.580V-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)	64 Watt	70 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)