AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 58% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 608
11.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2859 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	2859 vs 248

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 61.5 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	61.5 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

248

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	608
PassMark - CPU mark	2859	248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2726	2745
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Northwood
Launch date		May 2002
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		131 mm2
L1 cache		8 KB
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Transistor count		55 million
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)