AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1156 vs 608
8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2206 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs May 2002
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1156 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	2206 vs 248

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 61.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	61.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

248

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1156	608
PassMark - CPU mark	2206	248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 635	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Northwood
Launch date	January 2010	May 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2753	2745
Price now	$69.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	300 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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)