Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 88 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	September 2004 vs June 2004
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Name	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		646

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Clawhammer
Launch date	September 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	3329
Processor Number	548
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.36
Performance
Base frequency	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	105 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.4V
64 bit support
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt	89 Watt
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)