Intel Pentium III E "Coppermine" (Slot-1)

Graph Key

Red - New Coppermine Core (Pentium III E)
Green - AMD CPU
Blue - Old Katmai Core (Pentium III)

Prior to the release of the Pentium III E, Intel’s fastest CPU, the Pentium III 600B had a difficult time competing with an equivalently clocked Athlon. Once the Pentium III E is factored into the performance equation, the Athlon now has a clock for clock competitor in the business application arena.

The i820 platform does not offer any real performance advantage in business applications as the Pentium III 733EB on the i820 is just as fast as the Pentium III 700E on the BX both of which are virtually identical in performance to the Athlon 700 in business applications.