Athlon XP 1500+ vs Xeon X3370
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2010 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.49 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Palomino (2001) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (16 years ago) | October 2001 (22 years ago) |
| Current price | $100 | $246 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+ 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 | no data | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+ 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 | LGA775 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+ 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 Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon X3370 outperforms Athlon XP 1500+ by 1376% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 60 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X3370 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon XP 1500+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3370 and Athlon XP 1500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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