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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Atom 230 | Intel Pentium III 1400 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |