AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 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 3100+

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

Around 122430% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 2.53 GHz
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 484 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz vs 2.53 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	484 vs 248

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 70 °C
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 61.5 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 608 vs 600

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 70 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	61.5 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	608 vs 600

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

600

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

484

248

Name	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	600	608
PassMark - CPU mark	484	248

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 3100+	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Architecture codename	K8	Northwood
Family	AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating	2736	2744
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		May 2002
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1800 MHz	2.53 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3100 MHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Number of threads	1
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		131 mm2
Transistor count		55 million
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	754	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)