AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	1 January 2008 vs June 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Name	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	882
PassMark - CPU mark	866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-68	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tyler	Prescott
Launch date	1 January 2008	June 2004
Place in performance rating	2464	2375
Series	2x AMD Turion 64	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Processor Number		550
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		112 mm2
L1 cache		16 KB
Maximum core temperature		72.8°C
Transistor count		125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		PLGA775, PPGA478
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)