AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE and Intel Pentium 4 HT 551 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 4400+ EE

Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 916
Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1731 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044 vs 916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1731 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

916

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1731

1039

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
PassMark - Single thread mark	764
PassMark - CPU mark	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044	916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1731	1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Prescott
Launch date	May 2006	June 2005
Place in performance rating	2352	2366
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		551
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.40 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	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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)