Intel Pentium III 1400 vs AMD Athlon XP 1700+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 1400 and AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 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 1700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 31.2 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 193 vs 176

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31.2 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	193 vs 176

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1700+

Around 5% higher clock speed: 1.47 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	1.47 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 1400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

193

176

Name	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon XP 1700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	272	272
PassMark - CPU mark	193	176

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 1400	AMD Athlon XP 1700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tualatin	Thoroughbred
Launch date	December 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3268	3269
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	1.47 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	50 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)