Intel Atom 330 vs Intel Pentium III 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 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.

Intel Atom 330

Intel Pentium III 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
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
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 31.2 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 363 vs 193

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 September 2008 vs December 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
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	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 31.2 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	363 vs 193

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 272 vs 255

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	272 vs 255

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

255

272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

363

193

Name	Intel Atom 330	Intel Pentium III 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	255	272
PassMark - CPU mark	363	193

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom 330	Intel Pentium III 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Diamondville	Tualatin
Launch date	22 September 2008	December 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$43
Place in performance rating	3266	3256
Processor Number	330
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	52 mm2	80 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 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	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	94 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)	8 Watt	31.2 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
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)