AMD Athlon 64 1500+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 662

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 1500+ and Intel Pentium 4 HT 662 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 1500+

  • 4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12.8x lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 115 Watt
L1 cache 128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 662

  • Around 260% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 1500+ Intel Pentium 4 HT 662

Essentials

Architecture codename Venice Prescott
Launch date November 2005 November 2005
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 662
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 84 mm 135 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 28 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 1 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 1 1
Transistor count 69 million 169 million
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 70.8°C
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.400V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported 754 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt 115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

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