AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9500 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 531 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, 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 X4 9500

Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 203 vs 168
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 651 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2007 vs June 2005
Number of cores	4 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
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

214

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9500	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.623

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9500	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Prescott
Launch date	November 2007	June 2005
Place in performance rating	3311	3299
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		531
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	112 mm2
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	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
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
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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