AMD Athlon 64 2700+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 2700+ and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E 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.

AMD Athlon 64 2700+

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2700+

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.2x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 103 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 103 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 2700+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Name	AMD Athlon 64 2700+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 2700+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E
Essentials
Architecture codename	NewCastle	Prescott
Launch date	April 2004	April 2004
Place in performance rating	3342	not rated
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	144 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	69 million	125 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.5°C
VID voltage range		1.250V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	754	478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	103 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
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)