AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and Intel Pentium 4 HT 531 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 X2 4200+

Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 219 vs 168
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 398 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 89 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

219

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

398

214

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	219	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	398	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Manchester	Prescott
Launch date	May 2006	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$309
Place in performance rating	3308	3299
Price now	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		531
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	156 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 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	939	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)