Intel Pentium 150
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The Pentium 150 wasn't sold much because it had a slower FSB compared to the Pentium 133 and thus was less efficient and most people went for a Pentium 166 instead if they wanted performance. See the benchmarks that show the performance of the Pentium 150. Especially games (MDK, Doom and Quake) run quite poor on this CPU. Office-like applications don't need a fast bus or fast access to a graphics card so for those applications this CPU runs just fine.

Basically the Pentium 150 is just like the Pentium 133 but then with a different FSB / multiplier configuration.

Specifications
Core / Codename
P54CS
Clockfrequency
150MHz
Front Side Bus
60MHz
Multiplier
2,5x
vCore
3,3V
L1 cache
8KB+8KB
L2 cache
None
sSpec
SY015
Chip date
9712
Stepping
cC0
Socket
PGA296
Transistor count
3,3M
Condition
CPU only
Engineering sample?
No

Benchmarks
CPU (chipset) dhry1od (Dhrystone) score
K6 233ANR (430VX)
399.40
MII 300GP (430VX)
372.45
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
338.53
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
304.05
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
301.54
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
288.63
Pentium 200 (430VX)
283.25
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
265.49
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
262.81
Pentium 166 (430VX)
241.87
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
238.70
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
231.72
K6 166ALR (430VX)
224.30
K5 PR166 (430VX)
224.02
Pentium 150 (430VX)
221.30
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
211.29
Pentium 133 (430VX)
204.87
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
192.73
K5 PR133 (430VX)
191.51
Pentium 120 (430VX)
186.23
K5 PR100 (430VX)
172.80
Pentium 100 (430VX)
160.89
K5 PR90 (430VX)
157.82
Pentium 90 (430VX)
145.47
5k86 P75 (430VX)
129.54
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
127.54
Pentium 75 (430VX)
120.14
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
118.42
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
116.90
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
96.98
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
96.98
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
92.55
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
76.01
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
75.26
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
72.13
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
70.92
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
60.95
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
59.71
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
59.71
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
59.71
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
59.23
DX20ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
59.23
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
58.66
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
50.59
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
50.24
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
50.24
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
50.24
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.16
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
49.09
DX20DP 50 (UMC PCI)
49.09
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
33.48
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
33.17
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
30.15
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
25.12
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
20.10
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
17.45
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+FPU)
17.45
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+FPU)
14.55
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
14.55
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+FPU)
6.91
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
6.91
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
6.28
CPU (chipset) Doom score
MII 300GP (430VX)
105.94
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
102.32
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
98.54
K6 233ANR (430VX)
98.41
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
97.63
Pentium 200 (430VX)
93.71
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
91.64
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
90.97
K6 166ALR (430VX)
90.53
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
90.31
Pentium 166 (430VX)
88.08
K5 PR166 (430VX)
86.55
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
84.21
K5 PR133 (430VX)
80.83
Pentium 150 (430VX)
80.57
Pentium 133 (430VX)
80.23
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
78.21
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
77.08
K5 PR100 (430VX)
76.14
Pentium 120 (430VX)
73.44
K5 PR90 (430VX)
69.74
Pentium 100 (430VX)
69.16
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
68.59
Pentium 90 (430VX)
63.35
5k86 P75 (430VX)
58.35
Pentium 75 (430VX)
53.05
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
45.24
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
44.72
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
43.60
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
41.98
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
40.12
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
39.62
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
38.88
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
38.30
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
35.75
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
32.22
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
31.37
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
31.12
DX20ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
31.10
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
30.85
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
30.09
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
30.07
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
30.07
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
27.59
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
27.58
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
27.54
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
26.17
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
24.59
DX20DP 50 (UMC PCI)
24.58
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.58
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.56
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
24.34
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
18.30
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
18.30
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
17.86
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
14.06
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
11.24
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
7.86
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+FPU)
7.86
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
7.47
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+FPU)
6.89
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+FPU)
3.67
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
3.63
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
3.40
CPU (chipset) MDK score
Pentium II 266 (430VX)
138.00
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
101.00
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
94.00
Celeron 266 (i440BX)
93.00
MII 300GP (430VX)
92.00
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
87.00
K6 266AFR (ALi Aladdin 5)
87.00
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
82.00
Pentium 200 (430VX)
82.00
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
78.00
K6 233ANR (430VX)
78.00
Pentium 166 (430VX)
72.00
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
70.00
Pentium 150 (430VX)
66.00
Pentium 133 (430VX)
64.00
K6 166ALR (430VX)
63.00
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
59.00
Pentium 120 (430VX)
58.00
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
53.00
Pentium 100 (430VX)
51.00
Pentium 90 (430VX)
47.00
K5 PR166 (430VX)
47.00
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
47.00
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
43.00
K5 PR133 (430VX)
41.00
K5 PR100 (430VX)
39.00
Pentium 75 (430VX)
38.00
K5 PR90 (430VX)
35.00
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
32.00
5k86 P75 (430VX)
29.00
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
28.00
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
20.00
CPU (chipset) Quake score
Pentium II 266 (430VX)
58.30
Celeron 266 (i440BX)
52.30
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
47.70
K6 266AFR (ALi Aladdin 5)
44.60
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
44.30
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
41.60
Pentium 200 (430VX)
41.40
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
39.80
K6 233ANR (430VX)
38.20
Pentium 166 (430VX)
37.30
K6 166ALR (430VX)
34.70
MII 300GP (430VX)
34.40
Pentium 150 (430VX)
33.90
Pentium 133 (430VX)
32.70
Pentium 120 (430VX)
29.80
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
29.50
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
27.40
Pentium 100 (430VX)
26.70
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
26.70
K5 PR166 (430VX)
24.40
Pentium 90 (430VX)
24.30
K5 PR133 (430VX)
22.90
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
22.90
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
21.40
K5 PR100 (430VX)
20.40
Pentium 75 (430VX)
20.00
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
19.50
K5 PR90 (430VX)
18.50
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
16.20
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
15.90
5k86 P75 (430VX)
15.40
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
11.80
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
11.10
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
10.30
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
10.00
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
9.80
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
9.10
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
7.90
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
7.80
DX20ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
6.90
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
6.90
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
6.90
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
6.80
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
6.60
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
6.60
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
6.60
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
5.60
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
5.60
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
5.60
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
5.50
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
5.50
DX20DP 50 (UMC PCI)
5.50
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
5.50
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
5.40
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
3.70
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
3.70
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+FPU)
1.30
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+FPU)
1.20
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+FPU)
0.60
CPU (chipset) whetcod (Whetstone) score
Pentium MMX 233 (430VX)
156.34
K6 233ANR (430VX)
145.81
Pentium MMX 200 (430VX)
133.97
Pentium 200 (430VX)
132.63
Pentium MMX 166 (430VX)
111.78
Pentium 166 (430VX)
110.62
MII 300GP (430VX)
109.85
Pentium 150 (430VX)
100.70
K6 166ALR (430VX)
89.44
Pentium 133 (430VX)
88.46
Winchip 2 233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
88.07
6x86MX PR233 (ALi Aladdin 5)
88.07
Pentium 120 (430VX)
80.57
6x86MX PR200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
78.54
6x86 P200+ (430VX)
67.34
Pentium 100 (430VX)
66.40
Pentium 90 (430VX)
60.51
6x86 PR166 (430VX)
59.82
Pentium Overdrive 83 (UMC PCI)
55.05
6x86 P150+ (430VX)
54.47
Pentium 75 (430VX)
49.84
Winchip C6 200 (ALi Aladdin 5)
41.11
Pentium 60 (Hendrixx)
39.89
K5 PR166 (430VX)
37.79
Cx5x86 100GP (UMC PCI)
37.60
Kingston TC5x86 /133 (UMC PCI)
33.58
Am5x86 -P75 (UMC PCI)
33.57
K5 PR133 (430VX)
32.38
K5 PR100 (430VX)
30.99
Cx486DX4 100GP4 (UMC PCI)
30.95
Am486 DX4/120 (UMC PCI)
30.22
K5 PR90 (430VX)
28.21
i486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
26.16
Am486 DX4/100 (UMC PCI)
25.18
80486 80MHz (UMC PCI)
24.77
Cx486DX2 80GP (UMC PCI)
24.77
ST486DX2 80GS (UMC PCI)
24.77
5k86 P75 (430VX)
23.23
80486 66MHz (UMC PCI)
20.64
Cx486DX2 66 (UMC PCI)
20.63
TI486DX2 G66 (UMC PCI)
20.63
Am486 DX2/80 (UMC PCI)
20.14
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.91
i486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.91
DX20ODPR 66 (UMC PCI)
16.90
Am486 DX2/66 (UMC PCI)
16.77
Cx486DX 40GP (UMC PCI)
13.13
ODP486SX 25 (UMC PCI)
12.68
i486 DX50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
i486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
DX20DP 50 (UMC PCI)
12.68
Am486 DX2/50 (UMC PCI)
12.57
i486 DX33 (UMC PCI)
8.38
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ+FPU)
3.73
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ+FPU)
3.38
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi+FPU)
2.45
i486 SX2/50 (UMC PCI)
0.33
i486 SX33 (UMC PCI)
0.23
i486 SX25 (UMC PCI)
0.17
Cx486DLC 33GP (ETEQ)
0.15
i486 SX20 (UMC PCI)
0.14
Am386 DX33 (ETEQ)
0.12
i386 DX25-IV (OPTi)
0.06
i386 SX25 (WDC ISA)
0.06