Pentium III 1133 vs Athlon XP 2500+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon XP 2500+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 68 Watt
0.15
Pentium III 1133
2000
1 core / 1 thread, 29 Watt
0.18
+20%

Pentium III 1133 outperforms Athlon XP 2500+ by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon XP 2500+ and Pentium III 1133 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33273265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.210.59
Architecture codenameBarton (2001−2004)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release dateFebruary 2003 (21 year ago)July 2000 (24 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 2500+ and Pentium III 1133 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz1.13 GHz
L1 cache128 KB8 KB
L2 cache512 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm180 nm
Die size101 mm280 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors63 million44 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 2500+ and Pentium III 1133 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
SocketA370
Power consumption (TDP)68 Watt29 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon XP 2500+ 0.15
Pentium III 1133 0.18
+20%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon XP 2500+ 231
Pentium III 1133 284
+22.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 0.18
Chip lithography 130 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 68 Watt 29 Watt

Athlon XP 2500+ has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 1133, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, and 134.5% lower power consumption.

The Pentium III 1133 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 2500+ in performance tests.


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AMD Athlon XP 2500+
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