AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 and Intel Pentium 4 506 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Intel Pentium 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	November 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	617
PassMark - CPU mark	972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		634

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-74	Intel Pentium 4 506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Prescott
Launch date	November 2006	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$500
Place in performance rating	2805	2796
Price now	$499.50
Value for money (0-100)	0.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		506
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	227 million	125 million
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	F	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)