AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 and Intel Pentium 4 506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, 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 X2 BE-2300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date October 2007 vs June 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

  • Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 2.66 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
L2 cache 1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Name AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark 644
PassMark - CPU mark 570
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 634

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 Intel Pentium 4 506

Essentials

Architecture codename Brisbane Prescott
Launch date October 2007 June 2005
Place in performance rating 2782 2796
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 506
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 126 mm 112 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB 16 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 1.9 GHz 2.66 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 154 million 125 million
Base frequency 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 67.7°C
VID voltage range 1.25V-1.400V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)

Advanced Technologies

Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)