Pentium III 866 vs Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800
Primary details
Comparing Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Pentium III 866 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 | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Transmeta Crusoe | no data |
| Architecture codename | Crusoe (2001) | Coppermine T (2000) |
| Release date | 1 June 2001 (23 years ago) | 20 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Pentium III 866 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 GHz | 0.87 GHz |
| Bus rate | 266 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 55 mm2 | 106 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 36.8 Million | 28 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Pentium III 866 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | CBGA-474 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 27 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2001 | 20 March 2000 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 27 Watt |
Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 285.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 and Pentium III 866. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 866 is a desktop one.
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