Intel Pentium 4 HT 541 vs Intel Pentium III 1000

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 541 and Intel Pentium III 1000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 541

Intel Pentium III 1000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 541

Around 220% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 180 nm
2x 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

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1000

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.7°C
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 29 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 67.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 541
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1000

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 541	Intel Pentium III 1000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	217
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		245

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 541	Intel Pentium III 1000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Coppermine
Launch date	June 2005	Q1'00
Place in performance rating	3314	3362
Processor Number	541
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	1.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	133 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	80 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	180 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.7°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	44 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.425V	1.75V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	29 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)