AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
96x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1454 vs 637
13.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3761 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs August 2002
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1454 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	3761 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 98% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1454

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3761

288

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1454	637
PassMark - CPU mark	3761	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Northwood
Launch date	April 2010	August 2002
Place in performance rating	2815	2807
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Transistor count	904 million	55 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		70°C
VID voltage range		1.345V-1.525V
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)	125 Watt	62.6 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)