Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 vs Intel Pentium III 1133S

Comparative analysis of Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Intel Pentium III 1133S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

Intel Pentium III 1133S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 7 Watt vs 28.7 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt vs 28.7 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1133S

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.13 GHz vs 1 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.13 GHz vs 1 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800	Intel Pentium III 1133S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Crusoe	Tualatin
Launch date	1 June 2001	June 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Transmeta Crusoe	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	55 mm	80 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	266 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1.13 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	36.8 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
Sockets supported	CBGA-474	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	7 Watt	28.7 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)