Apple M1 vs Pentium III 1000
Primary details
Comparing Pentium III 1000 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1192 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Coppermine (1999−2001) | no data |
| Release date | 8 March 2000 (24 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $990 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium III 1000 and Apple M1 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 106 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 28 million | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium III 1000 and Apple M1 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | 370 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 March 2000 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M1 has an age advantage of 20 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 3500% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium III 1000 and Apple M1. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium III 1000 is a desktop processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.
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