AMD Athlon XP 2000+ vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2000+ and Intel Pentium III 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon XP 2000+

Intel Pentium III 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 19% higher clock speed: 1.67 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 311 vs 272
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 195 vs 193

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2003 vs December 2001
Maximum frequency	1.67 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	311 vs 272
PassMark - CPU mark	195 vs 193

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 60 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2000+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

311

272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

195

193

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2000+	Intel Pentium III 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	311	272
PassMark - CPU mark	195	193

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2000+	Intel Pentium III 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thorton	Tualatin
Launch date	September 2003	December 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$25
Place in performance rating	3243	3268
Price now	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	3.54
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	80 mm	80 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.67 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	44 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		1.40 GHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	31.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)