AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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).

AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 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 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 608
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 978 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2008 vs May 2002
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 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	1037 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	978 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 X2 7750 BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

978

248

Name	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	608
PassMark - CPU mark	978	248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.89

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kuma	Northwood
Launch date	December 2008	May 2002
Place in performance rating	2755	2745
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	450 million	55 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
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