AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and Intel Pentium 4 HT 531 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.5x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	June 2008 vs June 2005
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Around 200% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2000+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
PassMark - Single thread mark	130
PassMark - CPU mark	116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Prescott
Launch date	June 2008	June 2005
Place in performance rating	3309	3299
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		531
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	84 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)