Pentium III 1000 vs i3-4000M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2391	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	2.86	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Coppermine (1999−2001)
Release date	4 September 2013 (11 years ago)	8 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$990

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	32 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	180 nm
Die size	118 mm2	106 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	28 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FCPGA946	370
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	33 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4600	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Pentium III 1000.

PCIe version	2	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 September 2013	8 March 2000
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	33 Watt

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