AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and Intel Pentium 4 1.80 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, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 39% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 180 nm
64x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	July 2008 vs August 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 66.7 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.7 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995
PassMark - Single thread mark		429
PassMark - CPU mark		160

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Willamette
Launch date	July 2008	August 2001
Place in performance rating	3136	3123
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	217 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	180 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	450 million	42 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
Maximum core temperature		78°C
VID voltage range		1.575V-1.75V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	PPGA478, PPGA423
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	66.7 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		53.3mm x 53.3mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2
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