Pentium III 800 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800 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 | 2x AMD Turion 64 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) | Coppermine T (2000) |
| Release date | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800 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 | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800 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 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35/31 Watt | 38 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 90/65 nm, 1.075 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 38 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 has 100% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 8.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-60 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 800 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Pentium III 800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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