AMD Athlon XP 1800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.4

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 1800+ and Intel Pentium 4 2.4 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.

AMD Athlon XP 1800+

Intel Pentium 4 2.4

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 1800+

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 59.8 Watt

Launch date	June 2002 vs April 2002
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 59.8 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.4

Around 57% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 1800+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.4

Name	AMD Athlon XP 1800+	Intel Pentium 4 2.4
PassMark - Single thread mark	301
PassMark - CPU mark	195

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 1800+	Intel Pentium 4 2.4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thoroughbred	Northwood
Launch date	June 2002	April 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$59
Place in performance rating	3254	not rated
Price now	$58.95
Value for money (0-100)	1.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	80 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	37 million	55 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		71°C
VID voltage range		1.350V-1.430V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt	59.8 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)