Pentium III 1000S vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Pentium III 1000S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2896not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.53no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)June 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Pentium III 1000S basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache256 KB8 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
Die size220 mm280 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors154 million44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Pentium III 1000S compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM2370
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt30 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 30 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 1000S, on the other hand, has 196.7% lower power consumption.

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