AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 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 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 266 vs 168
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 498 vs 214
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
L1 cache 256 KB vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 266 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 498 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 89 Watt
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 89 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
266
168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
498
214
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 266 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 498 214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.086

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Essentials

Architecture codename Windsor Prescott
Launch date September 2006 June 2005
Place in performance rating 3297 3299
Price now $53.09
Value for money (0-100) 7.68
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 531
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 2.6 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 AM2 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)