AMD FX-4300 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4300 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-4300

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 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 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
24x 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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1481 vs 637
10.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2985 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs August 2002
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 130 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1481 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	2985 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1481

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2985

288

Name	AMD FX-4300	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1481	637
PassMark - CPU mark	2985	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4300	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Northwood
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2012	August 2002
OPN PIB	FD4300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2813	2807
Price now	$53.39
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	25.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	315 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count	1200 million	55 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62.6 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)