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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | Intel Pentium 4 2.53 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
FSB parity | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) |