Duron 850 vs Pentium III 1000S
Primary details
Comparing Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850 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 | no data | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Tualatin (2000−2002) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | June 2001 (23 years ago) | 14 May 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850 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 GHz | 0.85 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8.5 |
| L1 cache | 8 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 80 mm2 | 105.68 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 44 million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 370 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 25 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 25 Watt |
Pentium III 1000S has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 850, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium III 1000S and Duron 850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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