AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium 4 511

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 255 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 255

Intel Pentium 4 511

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 67.7°C
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 87% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 511

2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 781 vs 353
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 899 vs 660

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	781 vs 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	899 vs 660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 255
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 511

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

781

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

899

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 255	Intel Pentium 4 511
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238
PassMark - CPU mark	1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353	781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660	899

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 255	Intel Pentium 4 511
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	January 2010	January 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
OPN PIB	AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD255EHDK23GM
Place in performance rating	2546	2571
Price now	$65.22
Series	AMD Athlon II X2	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	8.34
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		511
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	117 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	125 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
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)	45 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)