AMD Phenom X3 8400 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8400 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X3 8400

Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
24x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2405 vs 1106

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs June 2004
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2405 vs 1106

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Around 71% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	975 vs 973

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

973

975

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2405

1106

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8400	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
PassMark - Single thread mark	819
PassMark - CPU mark	1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	973	975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2405	1106

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8400	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Prescott
Launch date	March 2008	June 2004
Place in performance rating	2297	2287
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	109 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million	125 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3