Intel Atom 230 vs Intel Pentium III 800

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 230 and Intel Pentium III 800 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 800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 230

Around 100% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 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
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 4 Watt vs 20.8 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt vs 20.8 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 800

Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 237 vs 185
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 182 vs 169

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	237 vs 185
PassMark - CPU mark	182 vs 169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 230
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

185

237

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

169

182

Name	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium III 800
PassMark - Single thread mark	185	237
PassMark - CPU mark	169	182
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	552

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 230	Intel Pentium III 800
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Coppermine T
Launch date	1 March 2008	n/d
Place in performance rating	3140	3190
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	800 MHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	133 MHz FSB
Die size	26 mm2	80 mm
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	180 nm
Maximum core temperature	85.2°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	0.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	47 million	44 million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	1.75V
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, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4 Watt	20.8 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)