A6-9500E vs Pentium III 1000

Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	3.00
Architecture codename	Coppermine (1999−2001)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	8 March 2000 (24 years ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$990	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB	no data
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	180 nm	28 nm
Die size	106 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	28 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E 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	2	1
Socket	370	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	4
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium III 1000 and A6-9500E.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 March 2000	27 July 2017
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	180 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	35 Watt

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