Intel Pentium 987 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX 70 |
Released July, 2012
Intel Pentium 987
- 1.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 987
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 13.81W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C | | Newer Jul, 2012 |
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Released November, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 FX 70
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 64 FX 70
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.99 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 13.81W | vs | 101.56W | 7.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 63 °C | Around 60% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2012 | vs | Nov, 2006 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | 7.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | 7.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | Around 75% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.99 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | Around 2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.5 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium 987 vs Athlon 64 FX 70
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 987 | vs | Athlon 64 FX 70 |
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| Clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1023 | |||
| F | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Pentium 987 | vs | Athlon 64 FX 70 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 100°C | Unknown - 63°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.99 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.5 GHz | 2.99 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 17W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.1 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 14.89 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 13.81W | 101.56W | |
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