Athlon XP-M 1600+ vs Pentium III 1400
Primary details
Comparing Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon XP-M |
| Architecture codename | Tualatin (2000−2002) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | December 2001 (22 years ago) | 12 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 14 |
| L1 cache | 8 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 80 mm2 | 85 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 44 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+ 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 | no data |
| Socket | 370 | Socket 563 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| PowerNow | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 25 Watt |
Athlon XP-M 1600+ has 24% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium III 1400 is a desktop processor while Athlon XP-M 1600+ is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium III 1400 and Athlon XP-M 1600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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