AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 771
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1074 vs 817

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1101 vs 771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1074 vs 817

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1101

771

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1074

817

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark	475
PassMark - CPU mark	421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1101	771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1074	817

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Prescott
Launch date	October 2007	Q2'06
Place in performance rating	2576	2578
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		524
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	227 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)