AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
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
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 972 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2006 vs August 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	972 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 637 vs 617

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	637 vs 617

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

617

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

972

288

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	617	637
PassMark - CPU mark	972	288

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Northwood
Launch date	November 2006	August 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$500
Place in performance rating	2806	2807
Price now	$499.50
Value for money (0-100)	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	227 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		70°C
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	F	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	62.6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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)