AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs Intel Pentium 4 2.53

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and Intel Pentium 4 2.53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 8 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 34% higher clock speed: 3.4 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: 1299 vs 608
• 9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2353 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.53

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1299 608
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2353 248

Compare specifications (specs)