Intel Atom 330 vs Intel Pentium III 800

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 20.8 Watt
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 255 vs 237
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 363 vs 182
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 2 vs 1
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 1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 20.8 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 255 vs 237
PassMark - CPU mark 363 vs 182

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 800

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
255
237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
363
182
Name Intel Atom 330 Intel Pentium III 800
PassMark - Single thread mark 255 237
PassMark - CPU mark 363 182

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 330 Intel Pentium III 800

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Coppermine T
Launch date 22 September 2008 n/d
Launch price (MSRP) $43
Place in performance rating 3266 3273
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 800 MHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB 133 MHz FSB
Die size 52 mm2 80 mm
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 180 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C 80°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 0.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 94 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) 8 Watt 20.8 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)