Intel Pentium III 600B vs AMD Sempron 3000+ |
Released September, 1999
Intel Pentium III 600B
- 0.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium III 600B
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 85 °C |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 28.03W |
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AMD Sempron 3000+
- 1.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 3000+
| | Much newer manufacturing process 90 nm | | Much higher clock speed 1.8 GHz |
| | More advanced architecture x86-64 | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 70 °C | More than 20% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.13 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 28.03W | vs | 50.38W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.31 $/year | vs | 14.94 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.22 $/year | vs | 54.31 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 90 nm | vs | 250 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 1.8 GHz | vs | 0.6 GHz | More than 3x higher clock speed | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium III 600B vs Sempron 3000+
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium III 600B | vs | Sempron 3000+ |
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| Clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 34.5W | 62W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.31 $/year | 14.94 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.22 $/year | 54.31 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.03W | 50.38W | |
details | Pentium III 600B | vs | Sempron 3000+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.13 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.13 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 250 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 133 MHz | 200 MHz | |
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