Intel Xeon W3503 vs Intel Pentium III 1400S

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W3503 and Intel Pentium III 1400S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3503

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 71% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1025 vs 278
  • 5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1118 vs 194
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2009 vs January 2002
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1025 vs 278
PassMark - CPU mark 1118 vs 194

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1400S

  • 4.1x lower typical power consumption: 32.2 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 32.2 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W3503
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1400S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1025
278
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1118
194
Name Intel Xeon W3503 Intel Pentium III 1400S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1025 278
PassMark - CPU mark 1118 194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 24.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.753

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W3503 Intel Pentium III 1400S

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Tualatin
Launch date March 2009 January 2002
Launch price (MSRP) $65
Place in performance rating 3143 3255
Price now $16.22
Value for money (0-100) 31.88
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 263 mm 80 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 8 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 731 million 44 million
Base frequency 1.40 GHz
Bus Speed 133 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 69 °C
Maximum core temperature 69°C
VID voltage range 1.5V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 1366 PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 32.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Turbo Boost technology