CPU History Tour (1999 - 2001)

Published: 29th September 2019 (last update 29th September 2019 )

Second part of the CPU benchmark project. This time starting with early Pentium III and Athlon Classic and following the CPU development up to the end of 2001 when Pentium III-S, Pentium 4 and Athlon XP were the top.

Introduction

This article is the second part of huge benchmark project. The purpose of this project is to follow development of x86 processors starting in year 1995 and up to present time. The whole project is too big to fit into single article, so there will be multiple parts, each of them with slightly adjusted methodology but still similar enough to compare processors from one part to another. The point is to measure performance of software newer than tested HW, to determine how future-proof were the selected architectures and processors based on them. You can find popular benchmarks, games and real-life applications tested here.

Tested Processors

	Athlon 600	Athlon 700	Athlon 700 (Thunderbird)	Athlon 800	Athlon 900	Athlon 1000	Athlon 1000 (PC100)	Athlon 1400 (SDR)	Athlon 1400 (DDR)
Socket	Slot A	Slot A	Slot A	Slot A	Slot A	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462
Cores / Threads	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Frequency	600 MHz	700 MHz	700 MHz	800 MHz	900 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	1400 MHz	1400 MHz
Multiplier	6×	7×	7×	8×	9×	10×	10×	10.5×	10.5×
Bus Speed	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	200 MHz / 64bit	266 MHz / 64bit	266 MHz / 64bit
Bus Type	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR
FSB Bandwidth	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	2133 MB/s	2133 MB/s
Architecture	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7
Code Name	Pluto (K75)	Pluto (K75)	Thunderbird	Pluto (K75)	Pluto (K75)	Thunderbird	Thunderbird	Thunderbird	Thunderbird
Technology	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm
Transistor Count	22 mil.	22 mil.	37 mil.	22 mil.	22 mil.	37 mil.	37 mil.	37 mil.	37 mil.
Die Size	102 mm²	102 mm²	120 mm²	102 mm²	102 mm²	120 mm²	120 mm²	120 mm²	120 mm²
L1 Cache I / D	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB
L2 Cache	512 kB	512 kB	256 kB	512 kB	512 kB	256 kB	256 kB	256 kB	256 kB
L2 Type / Speed	on SECC / 50%	on SECC / 50%	on-die / full	on SECC / 40%	on SECC / 33%	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full
RAM Capacity	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	1024 MB
RAM Type	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	DDR
RAM Speed	133 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	266 MHz / 64-bit
RAM Bandwidth	1066 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	800 MB/s	1066 MB/s	2133 MB/s
Motherboard	AOpen AK72	MSI K7 Pro	MSI K7 Pro	AOpen AK72	AOpen AK72	ENMIC 8TTX+	ENMIC 8TTX+	ENMIC 8TTX+	Biostar M7VIW-D
Chipset	VIA KX133	AMD-750	AMD-750	VIA KX133	VIA KX133	VIA KT133A	VIA KT133A	VIA KT133A	VIA KT266A
Voltage	1.6 V	1.6 V	1.6 V	1.7 V	1.8 V	1.75 V	1.75 V	1.75 V	1.75 V
TDP	34 W	39 W	40 W	48 W	60 W	54 W	54 W	72 W	72 W
Launch Date	29.11.1999	29.11.1999	05.06.2000	06.01.2000	06.03.2000	05.06.2000	05.06.2000	06.06.2001	06.06.2001
Launch Price	$615	$750*	-	$849*	$899	$990	$990	$253	$253

	Athlon XP 1600+	2 × Athlon XP 1600+	Duron 800	Duron 950	Duron 1000 (SDR)	Duron 1000 (DDR)	2 × Duron 1000	Pentium II 450	Pentium III 500
Socket	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Socket 462	Slot 1	Slot 1
Cores / Threads	1/1	2/2	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	2/2	1/1	1/1
Frequency	1400 MHz	1400 MHz	800 MHz	950 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	450 MHz	500 MHz
Multiplier	10.5×	10.5×	10×	9.5×	10×	10×	10×	4.5×	5×
Bus Speed	266 MHz / 64-bit	266 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit
Bus Type	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	DDR	SDR	SDR
FSB Bandwidth	2133 MB/s	2133 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s
Architecture	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	K7	P6	P6
Code Name	Palomino	Palomino	Spitfire	Spitfire	Morgan	Morgan	Morgan	Deschutes	Katmai
Technology	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	250 nm	250 nm
Transistor Count	37.5 mil.	2 × 37.5 mil.	25 mil.	25 mil.	25.2 mil.	25.2 mil.	2 × 25.2 mil.	7.5 mil.	9.5 mil.
Die Size	128 mm²	2 × 128 mm²	100 mm²	100 mm²	106 mm²	106 mm²	2 × 106 mm²	118 mm²	132 mm²
L1 Cache I / D	64 / 64 kB	2 × 64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	64 / 64 kB	2 × 64 / 64 kB	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB
L2 Cache	256 kB	2 × 256 kB	64 kB	64 kB	64 kB	64 kB	2 × 64 kB	512 kB	512 kB
L2 Type / Speed	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on SECC / 1/2	on SECC / 1/2
RAM Capacity	1024 MB	1024 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	1024 MB	512 MB	512 MB
RAM Type	DDR	DDR	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	DDR	DDR	SDRAM	SDRAM
RAM Speed	266 MHz / 64-bit	266 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	200 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit
RAM Bandwidth	2133 MB/s	2133 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1600 MB/s	1600 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s
Motherboard	Biostar M7VIW-D	Tyan Tiger MPX	ENMIC 8TTX+	ENMIC 8TTX+	ENMIC 8TTX+	Biostar M7VIW-D	Tyan Tiger MPX	Abit BE6	Abit BE6
Chipset	VIA KT266A	AMD-760MPX	VIA KT133A	VIA KT133A	VIA KT133A	VIA KT266A	AMD-760MPX	Intel i440BX	Intel i440BX
Voltage	1.75 V	1.75 V	1.6 V	1.6 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	2 V	2 V
TDP	63 W	2 × 63 W	35 W	42 W	46 W	46 W	2 × 46 W	27 W	34 W
Launch Date	09.10.2001	09.10.2001	17.10.2000	06.06.2001	20.08.2001	20.08.2001	20.08.2001	24.08.1998	26.02.1999
Launch Price	$160	$320	$170	$122	$103	$103	$206	$669	$696

	Pentium III 600EB	Pentium III 700	2 × Pentium III 700	Pentium III 866	Pentium III 1000EB	2 × Pentium III Xeon 1000	Pentium III-S 1400	Celeron 533	Celeron 533A
Socket	Socket 370	Slot 1	Slot 1	Socket 370	Socket 370	Slot 2	Socket 370	Slot 1 -> s370	Socket 370
Cores / Threads	1/1	1/1	2/2	1/1	1/1	2/2	1/1	1/1	1/1
Frequency	600 MHz	700 MHz	700 MHz	866 MHz	1000 MHz	1000 MHz	1400 MHz	533 MHz	533 MHz
Multiplier	4.5×	7×	7×	6.5×	7.5×	7.5×	10.5×	8×	8×
Bus Speed	133 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	66 MHz / 64-bit	66 MHz / 64-bit
Bus Type	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR	SDR
FSB Bandwidth	1066 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	528 MB/s	528 MB/s
Architecture	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6
Code Name	Coppermine	Coppermine	Coppermine	Coppermine	Coppermine	Cascades	Tualatin	Mendocino	Coppermine
Technology	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	130 nm	250 nm	180 nm
Transistor Count	28 mil.	28 mil.	2 × 28 mil.	28 mil.	28 mil.	2 × 28 mil.	44 mil.	19 mil.	28 mil.
Die Size	105 mm²	105 mm²	2 × 105 mm²	105 mm²	105 mm²	2 × 105 mm²	80 mm²	154 mm²	105 mm²
L1 Cache I / D	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	2 × 16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	2 × 16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB
L2 Cache	256 kB	256 kB	2 × 256 kB	256 kB	256 kB	2 × 256 kB	512 kB	128 kB	128 kB
L2 Type / Speed	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full
RAM Capacity	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	768 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
RAM Type	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	RDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM
RAM Speed	133 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	800 MHz / 32-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	66 MHz / 64-bit	66 MHz / 64-bit
RAM Bandwidth	1066 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s	1066 MB/s	1066 MB/s	3200 MB/s	1066 MB/s	528 MB/s	528 MB/s
Motherboard	Asus TUSL2	Abit BE6	Tyan Tiger 100	Asus TUSL2	Asus TUSL2	SGI 550	Asus TUSL2	Abit BE6	Asus TUSL2
Chipset	Intel i815EP	Intel i440BX	Intel i440BX	Intel i815EP	Intel i815EP	Intel i840	Intel i815EP	Intel i440BX	Intel i815EP
Voltage	1.65 V	1.65 V	1.65 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	-	1.45 V	2 V	1.5 V
TDP	16 W	23 W	2 × 23 W	22.5 W	33 W	2 × 30 W	32 W	28 W	11 W
Launch Date	25.10.1999	25.10.1999	25.10.1999	20.03.2000	08.03.2000	25.08.2000	08.01.2002	04.01.2000	29.03.2000
Launch Price	$455	$754	$1508	$776	$990	$1438	$315*	$167	$150*

	Celeron 700	Celeron 533A @ 800	Celeron 1300	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz	Pentium 4 1.5 GHz RDRAM	Pentium 4 1.5 GHz SDR	Pentium 4 1.5 GHz DDR	C3 800A
Socket	Socket 370	Socket 370	Socket 370	Socket 423	Socket 423	Socket 478	Socket 478	Socket 370
Cores / Threads	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Frequency	700 MHz	800 MHz	1300 MHz	1300 MHz	1500 MHz	1500 MHz	1500 MHz	800 MHz
Multiplier	10.5×	8×	13×	13×	15×	15×	15×	6×
Bus Speed	66 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	400 MHz / 64-bit	400 MHz / 64-bit	400 MHz / 64-bit	400 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit
Bus Type	SDR	SDR	SDR	QDR	QDR	QDR	QDR	SDR
FSB Bandwidth	528 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s	3200 MB/s	3200 MB/s	3200 MB/s	3200 MB/s	1066 MB/s
Architecture	P6	P6	P6	NetBurst	NetBurst	NetBurst	NetBurst	Centaur
Code Name	Coppermine	Coppermine	Tualatin	Willamette	Willamette	Willamette	Willamette	Samuel 2
Technology	180 nm	180 nm	130 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	180 nm	150 nm
Transistor Count	28 mil.	28 mil.	44 mil.	42 mil.	42 mil.	42 mil.	42 mil.	15.8 mil.
Die Size	105 mm²	105 mm²	80 mm²	217 mm²	217 mm²	217 mm²	217 mm²	52 mm²
L1 Cache I / D	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	16 / 16 kB	12 / 8 kB	12 / 8 kB	12 / 8 kB	12 / 8 kB	64 / 64 kB
L2 Cache	128 kB	128 kB	256 kB	256 kB	256 kB	256 kB	256 kB	64 kB
L2 Type / Speed	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full	on-die / full
RAM Capacity	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
RAM Type	SDRAM	SDRAM	SDRAM	RDRAM	RDRAM	SDRAM	DDR	SDRAM
RAM Speed	66 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	100 MHz / 64-bit	800 MHz / 32-bit	800 MHz / 32-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit	333 MHz / 64-bit	133 MHz / 64-bit
RAM Bandwidth	528 MB/s	800 MB/s	800 MB/s	3200 MB/s	3200 MB/s	1066 MB/s	2666 MB/s	1066 MB/s
Motherboard	Asus TUSL2	Asus TUSL2	Asus TUSL2	Abit TH7 Raid	Abit TH7 Raid	ECS P4S5A DX+	ECS P4S5A DX+	Asus CUV4X
Chipset	Intel i815EP	Intel i815EP	Intel i815EP	Intel i850	Intel i850	SiS 645DX	SiS 645DX	VIA Apollo Pro
Voltage	1.7 V	1.7 V	1.5 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	1.7 V	1.65 V
TDP	18 W	20 W*	33 W	50 W	58 W	58 W	58 W	11 W*
Launch Date	26.05.2000	29.03.2000	04.01.2002	03.01.2001	20.11.2000	27.08.2001	27.08.2001	2001
Launch Price	$192	$150*	$118	$268	$819	$133	$133	-

Note: values marked with * are estimated. Official information is either unavailable or these are overclocked units.