AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 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 260

Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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	May 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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

2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 369
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 651

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	906 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

906

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254
PassMark - CPU mark	1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Launch date	May 2010	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$48
Place in performance rating	2522	2526
Price now	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	27.59
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	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 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)