Pentium III 933 vs Athlon XP 2000+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 2000+ and Pentium III 933 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3355 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Thorton (2001−2003) | Coppermine T (2000) |
| Release date | January 2002 (22 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $25 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 2000+ and Pentium III 933 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 | 1.67 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2000+ and Pentium III 933 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 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 27 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 27 Watt |
Pentium III 933 has 159.3% lower power consumption.
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