Pentium III 1200 vs Pentium M 718
Aggregate performance score
Pentium III 1200 outperforms Pentium M 718 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3640 | 3539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 0.23 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | Tualatin (2000−2002) |
| Release date | no data | July 2001 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 718 and Pentium III 1200 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 | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 80 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 44 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 718 and Pentium III 1200 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 370 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 30 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 0.16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 30 Watt |
Pentium M 718 has 200% lower power consumption.
Pentium III 1200, on the other hand, has a 60% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Pentium III 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 718 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 718 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1200 is a desktop one.
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