AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 521 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 II X2 220

Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 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: 45 nm vs 90 nm
8x 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

Launch date	September 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 339
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	906 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

906

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091
PassMark - CPU mark	1038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Launch date	September 2010	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$32
Place in performance rating	2658	2530
Price now	$32.19
Value for money (0-100)	14.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		521
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	125 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)