Intel Pentium III 800 vs AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium III 800 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 800

AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 800

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20.8 Watt vs 49 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 182 vs 174

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20.8 Watt vs 49 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	182 vs 174

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1600+

Around 75% higher clock speed: 1.4 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 265 vs 237

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz vs 0.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	265 vs 237

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium III 800
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 1600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

237

265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

182

174

Name	Intel Pentium III 800	AMD Athlon XP 1600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	237	265
PassMark - CPU mark	182	174

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium III 800	AMD Athlon XP 1600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coppermine T	Thoroughbred
Launch date	n/d	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3284	3275
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	800 MHz
Bus Speed	133 MHz FSB
Die size	80 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	0.8 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)	20.8 Watt	49 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)