AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 620 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 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 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
4.6x 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 February 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 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 369
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
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 620

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 620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1256
PassMark - CPU mark	1178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Launch date	May 2010	February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$48
Place in performance rating	2521	2527
Price now	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	27.59
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		620
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	135 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 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	169 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		68 °C
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-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
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)