Athlon XP 1700+ vs Pentium III 1400S

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium III 1400S
2002
1 core / 1 thread, 32 Watt
0.12
+9.1%
Athlon XP 1700+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 64 Watt
0.11

Pentium III 1400S outperforms Athlon XP 1700+ by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 1400S and Athlon XP 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33603373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.350.16
Architecture codenameTualatin (2000−2002)Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release dateJanuary 2002 (22 years ago)October 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 1400S and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz1.47 GHz
L1 cache8 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm180 nm
Die size80 mm2150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors44 million37 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 1400S and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 configuration11
Socket370A
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt64 Watt

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium III 1400S 0.12
+9.1%
Athlon XP 1700+ 0.11

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium III 1400S 194
+10.2%
Athlon XP 1700+ 176

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.12 0.11
Chip lithography 130 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 64 Watt

Pentium III 1400S has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium III 1400S and Athlon XP 1700+.


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