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 |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X3 460 | Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |