Pentium III 500E vs Ultra 9 285K

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Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking54not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation74.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency32.56no data
Architecture codenameArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)Coppermine (1999−2001)
Release date24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)25 October 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$589$239

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads241
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz0.5 GHz
Bus rate250 MHzno data
L1 cache112 KB (per core)32 KB
L2 cache3 MB (per core)256 KB
L3 cache36 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography3 nm180 nm
Die size243 mm2106 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors17,800 million28 million
64 bit support+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E 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
SocketFCLGA1851370
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-6400no data
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP4K @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort8K @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Pentium III 500E.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 October 2024 25 October 1999
Physical cores 24 1
Threads 24 1
Chip lithography 3 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 13 Watt

Ultra 9 285K has an age advantage of 24 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 5900% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 500E, on the other hand, has 861.5% lower power consumption.

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