AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270u and Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 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 270u

Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

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
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 84 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Around 53% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark	791
PassMark - CPU mark	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		817

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Prescott
Launch date	September 2010	Q2'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$68
Place in performance rating	2573	2581
Price now	$67.67
Value for money (0-100)	5.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		524
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	2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)