AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 950

Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
18.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 906

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs February 2005
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557 vs 906

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 514

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

906

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640
PassMark - CPU mark	3610
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Prescott
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	2098	2531
Price now	$59.99
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	26.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		620
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	246 mm	135 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	68 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	169 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)