Pentium III 500E vs Duron 1200
Primary details
Comparing Duron 1200 and Pentium III 500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Duron | no data |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Coppermine (1999−2001) |
| Release date | 30 January 2002 (22 years ago) | 25 October 1999 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $239 |
Detailed specifications
Duron 1200 and Pentium III 500E 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 0.5 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 200 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 64 KB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 105.68 mm2 | 106 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25 Million | 28 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Duron 1200 and Pentium III 500E 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) | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54.7 Watt | 13 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Duron 1200 and Pentium III 500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 January 2002 | 25 October 1999 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 13 Watt |
Duron 1200 has an age advantage of 2 years.
Pentium III 500E, on the other hand, has 315.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Duron 1200 and Pentium III 500E. We've got no test results to judge.
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