AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs Intel Pentium 4 511

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 240 and Intel Pentium 4 511 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 240

Intel Pentium 4 511

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 240

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 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
16x 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	July 2009 vs January 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 511

2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 781 vs 338
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 899 vs 618

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	781 vs 338
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	899 vs 618

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 240
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 511

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

338

781

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

618

899

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium 4 511
PassMark - Single thread mark	1078
PassMark - CPU mark	1050
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	338	781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	618	899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 240	Intel Pentium 4 511
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Launch date	July 2009	January 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3112	2571
Price now	$15.99
Value for money (0-100)	30.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		511
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2048 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		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.400V
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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)