AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1035T and Intel Pentium 4 HT 521 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
48x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	April 2010 vs June 2005
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
PassMark - Single thread mark	1226
PassMark - CPU mark	3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Prescott
Launch date	April 2010	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$189
Place in performance rating	2522	2526
Price now	$189
Value for money (0-100)	7.27
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		521
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Transistor count	904 million	125 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)