AMD Phenom X3 8600 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8600 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X3 8600

Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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
13.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1030 vs 801
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2486 vs 906

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2008 vs February 2005
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1030 vs 801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2486 vs 906

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 620

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1030

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2486

906

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1030	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2486	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Prescott
Launch date	March 2008	February 2005
Place in performance rating	2028	2531
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		620
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	135 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million	169 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		68 °C
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology