Athlon MP 1900+ vs Pentium 917

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Athlon MP
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)K7 (2000−2004)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)12 December 2001 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Detailed specifications

Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+ 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 speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0FSB
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s266 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB256 KB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size131 mm2128 mm2
Number of transistors504 Million38 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+ 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt66 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size16 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 66 Watt

Pentium 917 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 288.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 917 and Athlon MP 1900+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 917 is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 1900+ is a server/workstation one.


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