Athlon 64 X2 5800+ vs Pentium III 1400S

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium III 1400S
2002
1 core / 1 thread, 32 Watt
0.12
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.41
+242%

Athlon 64 X2 5800+ outperforms Pentium III 1400S by a whopping 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 1400S and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33602995
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.350.44
Architecture codenameTualatin (2000−2002)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateJanuary 2002 (22 years ago)April 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 1400S and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache8 KB256 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm65 nm
Die size80 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors44 million154 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 1400S and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 configuration11
Socket370AM2
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt89 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium III 1400S 0.12
Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 0.41
+242%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium III 1400S 194
Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 653
+237%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.12 0.41
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 89 Watt

Pentium III 1400S has 178.1% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 5800+, on the other hand, has a 241.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 64 X2 5800+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium III 1400S in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium III 1400S and Athlon 64 X2 5800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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