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.

Intel Atom 230

Intel Pentium III 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 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	3231	3268
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)