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.
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
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel Pentium 4 511 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1234 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1175 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 353 | 781 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 660 | 899 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 | Intel Pentium 4 511 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 2555 | 2562 |
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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |