AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 860K

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 58% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1526 vs 608
13.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3423 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1526 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	3423 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 X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1526

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3423

248

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1526	608
PassMark - CPU mark	3423	248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2747	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	3.7 GHz	2.53 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72°C
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
Transistor count		55 million
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)