Intel Pentium III 1400 vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 1400 and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium III 1400

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	December 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Around 57% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
16x 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
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 577 vs 272
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 491 vs 193

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	577 vs 272
PassMark - CPU mark	491 vs 193

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

272

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

193

491

Name	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	272	577
PassMark - CPU mark	193	491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tualatin	Clawhammer
Launch date	December 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3256	3232
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	133 MHz FSB
Die size	80 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	44 million	105 million
VID voltage range	1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA370	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt	89 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)