AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K 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, 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 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1301 vs 634

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301 vs 634

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 492

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620 vs 492

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

620

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

634

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465
PassMark - CPU mark	2861
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301	634
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 4 506
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2810	2795
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Prescott
Launch date		June 2005
Processor Number		506
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.66 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		112 mm2
L1 cache		16 KB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
Transistor count		125 million
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.400V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)