AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and Intel Pentium 4 HT 660 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 X3 425e

Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
13.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 975
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 1106

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs February 2005
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594 vs 975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705 vs 1106

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

975

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

1106

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	Intel Pentium 4 HT 660
PassMark - Single thread mark	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594	975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705	1106

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	Intel Pentium 4 HT 660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Prescott
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	February 2005
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating	2306	2280
Series	AMD Athlon II X3	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		660
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	169 mm	135 mm2
L1 cache	384 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	169 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		70.8°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, PPGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	115 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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)