Canon 5D MIII has a 22.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 5+ processor. On the other hand, Canon 1D MII N has a 8.0MP APS-H (28.7 x 19.1 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Canon 5D MIII's sensor provides 14MP more than Canon 1D MII N's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the 5D MIII and 1D MII N sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 5D MIII has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Canon 1D MII N. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Canon 5D MIII and Canon 1D MII N sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, 5D MIII has scored 81, 15 points higher than 1D MII N.