AMD A4-4020 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 631

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4020 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 631 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A4-4020

Intel Pentium 4 HT 631

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4020

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 113233% higher clock speed: 3400 MHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
3.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 86 Watt

Launch date	March 2014 vs January 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	96 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 86 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 631

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4020
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 631

Name	AMD A4-4020	Intel Pentium 4 HT 631
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	453
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	453

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4020	Intel Pentium 4 HT 631
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Cedarmill
Family	AMD A4-Series
Launch date	March 2014	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	3040	not rated
Processor Number	A4-4020	631
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3200 MHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	B1+C1=69.2°C. D0=64.1°C
Maximum frequency	3400 MHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Transistor count		188 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 Gb/s
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	720 MHz
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 7480D
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	86 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)