AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and Intel Pentium 4 HT 550 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 X4 600e

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 3 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	October 2009 vs June 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 600e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	913
PassMark - CPU mark	1795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Prescott
Launch date	October 2009	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$130
Place in performance rating	2377	2365
Price now	$130.23
Value for money (0-100)	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		550
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	300 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72.8°C
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, PPGA478
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)