AMD Athlon XP 2500+ vs Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon XP 2500+ and Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40 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 2500+

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2500+

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 231 vs 213

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2003 vs January 2003
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	231 vs 213

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 487 vs 353

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	487 vs 353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon XP 2500+
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

487

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

231

213

Name	AMD Athlon XP 2500+	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark	353	487
PassMark - CPU mark	231	213

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon XP 2500+	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Barton	Northwood
Launch date	February 2003	January 2003
Place in performance rating	3200	3031
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	101 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	63 million	55 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
VID voltage range		1.3V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	A	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt	35 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)