AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
32x 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
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 876 vs 608
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 679 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2006 vs May 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	876 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	679 vs 248

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 61.5 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	61.5 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

876

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

679

248

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	876	608
PassMark - CPU mark	679	248
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Northwood
Launch date	May 2006	May 2002
Place in performance rating	2836	2838
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	220 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	154 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
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)