Pentium III 1333 vs i3-330M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2752not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency1.73no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)December 2001 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 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)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.13 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)8 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size81+114 mm280 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGAno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors382 million44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288,PGA988370
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

i3-330M has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 1333, on the other hand, has 16.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-330M and Pentium III 1333. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-330M is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1333 is a desktop one.


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