Pentium III 533EB vs Ryzen 9 9900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking109not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency27.22no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Coppermine (1999−2001)
Release date15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)25 October 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$305

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads241
Base clock speed4.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz0.53 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)32 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm180 nm
Die size2x 70.6 mm2106 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors16,630 million28 million
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB 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 configuration12
SocketAM5370
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt14 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and Pentium III 533EB.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2024 25 October 1999
Physical cores 12 1
Threads 24 1
Chip lithography 4 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 14 Watt

Ryzen 9 9900X has an age advantage of 24 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 4400% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 533EB, on the other hand, has 757.1% lower power consumption.

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