AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.7°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 24x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1013 vs 817
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013 vs 817

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 383
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 771 vs 383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1013
817
Name AMD Athlon II X3 460 Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark 1395
PassMark - CPU mark 2008
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013 817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Prescott
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date May 2011 Q2'06
Launch price (MSRP) $50
OPN PIB ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating 2583 2578
Price now $38.99
Series AMD Athlon II X3 Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100) 21.59
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 524
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.06 GHz
Die size 169 mm 112 mm2
L1 cache 384 KB 16 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 67.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 3 1
Number of threads 3
Transistor count 300 million 125 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB
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) 95 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)