Pentium III 1133 vs i9-7980XE
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 304 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.89 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Core i9 | no data |
Power efficiency | 10.86 | no data |
Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
Release date | 30 May 2017 (7 years ago) | July 2000 (24 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i9-7980XE 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 cores | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 36 | 1 |
Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.13 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 1.125 MB | 8 KB |
L2 cache | 18 MB | 256 KB |
L3 cache | 24.75 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
Die size | 484 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 94 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 44 million |
64 bit support | + | - |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-7980XE 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA2066 | 370 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 29 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
AES-NI | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | + | - |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 44 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 18 | 1 |
Threads | 36 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 29 Watt |
i9-7980XE has 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium III 1133, on the other hand, has 469% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i9-7980XE and Pentium III 1133. We've got no test results to judge.
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