AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840 and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 Phenom II X4 840

Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 608
9.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2410 vs 248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs May 2002
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 608
PassMark - CPU mark	2410 vs 248

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 71°C
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 61.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	61.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1298

608

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2410

248

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 840	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298	608
PassMark - CPU mark	2410	248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.884
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.91

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 840	Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Northwood
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	January 2011	May 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$90
OPN PIB	HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX840WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2861	2838
Price now	$89.95
Series	AMD Phenom II X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	11.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.53 GHz
Die size	169 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	512 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	55 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.430V
Memory
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	61.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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)