Intel Pentium 4 1.7 vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 1.7 and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium 4 1.7

AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.7

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 39% lower typical power consumption: 64 Watt vs 89 Watt

Launch date	April 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 130 nm vs 180 nm
16x 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

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 1.7
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Name	Intel Pentium 4 1.7	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
PassMark - Single thread mark		577
PassMark - CPU mark		491
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.26

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 1.7	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Willamette	Clawhammer
Launch date	April 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	3232
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$149.95
Value for money (0-100)		0.97
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB
Die size	217 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	42 million	105 million
VID voltage range	1.580V-1.75V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PPGA423	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	64 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)