Pentium III 1000S vs i5-650

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2191	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.93	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.84	no data
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	June 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	1 GHz
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Die size	81 mm2	80 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	44 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S 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	FCLGA1156	370
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S 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 i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-650 and Pentium III 1000S.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	30 Watt

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