Intel Pentium III 1333 vs AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 1333 and AMD Athlon XP 1500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium III 1333

AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1333

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 29.9 Watt vs 60 Watt

Launch date	December 2001 vs October 2001
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.9 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1500+

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 benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 1333
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1500+

Name	Intel Pentium III 1333	AMD Athlon XP 1500+
PassMark - Single thread mark		251
PassMark - CPU mark		167

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 1333	AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tualatin	Palomino
Launch date	December 2001	October 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	3282
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz
Bus Speed	133 MHz FSB
Die size	80 mm2	150 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	1.33 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	44 million	63 million
VID voltage range	1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA370	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.9 Watt	60 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)