Pentium III 1000S vs Opteron X2 880
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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 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Egypt (2005−2006) | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
| Release date | September 2005 (20 years ago) | June 2001 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2 880 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 880 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | 940 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 30 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 30 Watt |
Opteron X2 880 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium III 1000S, on the other hand, has 216.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron X2 880 and Intel Pentium III 1000S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron X2 880 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium III 1000S is a desktop one.
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