Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Pentium III 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 69°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.8x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 31.2 Watt
Launch date 1 March 2008 vs December 2001
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt vs 31.2 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 272 vs 185
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 193 vs 169
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 272 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark 193 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
185
272
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
169
193
Name Intel Atom 230 Intel Pentium III 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark 185 272
PassMark - CPU mark 169 193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 552

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 230 Intel Pentium III 1400

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Tualatin
Launch date 1 March 2008 December 2001
Place in performance rating 3219 3256
Processor Number 230
Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.40 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB 133 MHz FSB
Die size 26 mm2 80 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 8 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C 69°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 47 million 44 million
VID voltage range 0.9V-1.1625V 1.5V
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported PBGA437 PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 4 Watt 31.2 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)