Pentium III 1200 vs V-Series V120
Aggregate performance score
V-Series V120 outperforms Pentium III 1200 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3131 | 3257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | 0.57 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | July 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.18 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 30 Watt |
V-Series V120 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
The V-Series V120 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium III 1200 in performance tests.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1200 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Pentium III 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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