AMD Athlon 64 2000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 540

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2000+ and Intel Pentium 4 HT 540 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. 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 540

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

CPU is newer: launch date 4 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 2004
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 540

Around 220% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 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 540

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540
PassMark - Single thread mark	130
PassMark - CPU mark	116
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		217

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2000+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lima	Prescott
Launch date	June 2008	June 2004
Place in performance rating	3309	3305
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	77 mm	109 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	122 million	125 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt	84 Watt
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3