Intel Pentium III 1400 vs AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 1400 and AMD Athlon XP 1600+ 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.

Intel Pentium III 1400

AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 49 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 272 vs 265
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 193 vs 174

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	272 vs 265
PassMark - CPU mark	193 vs 174

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1600+

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

272

265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

193

174

Name	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon XP 1600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	272	265
PassMark - CPU mark	193	174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon XP 1600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tualatin	Thoroughbred
Launch date	December 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3256	3262
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	133 MHz FSB
Die size	80 mm2	80 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	44 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA370	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt	49 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)