Intel Pentium III 1000 vs AMD Athlon 1400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 1000 and AMD Athlon 1400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium III 1000

AMD Athlon 1400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1000

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 29 Watt vs 72 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29 Watt vs 72 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 1400

Around 40% higher clock speed: 1.4 GHz vs 1 GHz
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 266 vs 245

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	266 vs 245

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 1000
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 1400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

245

266

Name	Intel Pentium III 1000	AMD Athlon 1400
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	0
PassMark - CPU mark	245	266

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 1000	AMD Athlon 1400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coppermine	Thunderbird C
Launch date	Q1'00	June 2001
Place in performance rating	3352	3356
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.00 GHz
Bus Speed	133 MHz FSB
Die size	80 mm	120 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	44 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.75V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA370, SECC2, SECC2495	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29 Watt	72 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1