AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and Intel Pentium 4 HT 551 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 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
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date October 2009 vs June 2005
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 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

  • 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 551

Name AMD Athlon II X4 600e Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
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 551

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Prescott
Launch date October 2009 June 2005
Launch price (MSRP) $130
Place in performance rating 2379 2366
Price now $130.23
Value for money (0-100) 5.55
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 551
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 67.7°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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 84 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)