Intel Atom D425 vs Intel Pentium III 933

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D425 and Intel Pentium III 933 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 D425

Intel Pentium III 933

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D425

Around 94% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 0.93 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77°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
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 27.3 Watt

Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 0.93 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 27.3 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 933

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 218 vs 204

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	218 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D425
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 933

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

218

Name	Intel Atom D425	Intel Pentium III 933
PassMark - Single thread mark	271	0
PassMark - CPU mark	204	218
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	602

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D425	Intel Pentium III 933
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Coppermine T
Launch date	June 2010	n/d
Launch price (MSRP)	$993
Place in performance rating	3150	3367
Price now	$992.98
Processor Number	D425
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.10
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	933 MHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	133 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	80 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	180 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	0.93 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	44 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	1.75V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800 (SODIMM only); DDR2 667/800
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	27.3 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)