Now we are living in the Era of the Internet, and the Pentium III processor is the tool you'll want to make the Net come alive in your PC. The Pentium III takes the basic processing muscle of the Pentium II and adds new enhancements designed to increase the performance of 3D graphics, audio, and multimedia software.??Here is the main thing home computer users need to know about Intel Corp.'s Pentium III processor: It's better than what came before. Other than faster clock speeds, the Pentium III supports 70 additional instructions intended to speed up programs that recognize spoken words, streamline programs using three-dimensional images and smooth audio and video playback.