Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs Athlon 900
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3368 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.09 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) | 27 December 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 900 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.466 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.9 GHz | 0.47 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 900 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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 |
| Socket | A | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 130 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 900 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 900 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2000 | 27 December 2005 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 130 Watt |
Athlon 900 has 116.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium Extreme Edition 955, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 900 and Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955. We've got no test results to judge.
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