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).

 

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 2840
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)