Intel Pentium III 600B vs Core i5 3570K |
Released September, 1999
Intel Pentium III 600B
- 0.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium III 600B
 | Much lower typical power consumption 28.03W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 85 °C | | Much more l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Released April, 2012
Intel Core i5 3570K
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3570K
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.03W | vs | 107.5W | 3.8x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 85 °C | vs | 67.4 °C | More than 25% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.31 $/year | vs | 38.81 $/year | 4.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.22 $/year | vs | 106 $/year | 3.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 250 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 0.6 GHz | Around 5.8x higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| 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 | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2012 | vs | Sep, 1999 | Release date over 12 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Pentium III 600B vs Core i5 3570K
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium III 600B | vs | Core i5 3570K |
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| Clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| EM64T | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 34.5W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.31 $/year | 38.81 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 30.22 $/year | 106 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.03W | 107.5W | |
details | Pentium III 600B | vs | Core i5 3570K |
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| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 250 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 4 | 34 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 85°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4000 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.x | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,150 MHz | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | 5,339.9 | |
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| Architecture | FSB | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
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