Intel Pentium 4 1.80 vs AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 1.80 and AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 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 Pentium 4 1.80

AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.80

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 66.7 Watt vs 68 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 429 vs 408

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2001 vs January 2001
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.7 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	429 vs 408

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2800+

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.08 GHz vs 1.8 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
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 260 vs 160

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.08 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	260 vs 160

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 1.80
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

429

408

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

160

260

Name	Intel Pentium 4 1.80	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	429	408
PassMark - CPU mark	160	260

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 1.80	AMD Athlon XP 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Willamette	Barton
Launch date	August 2001	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3123	3130
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB
Die size	217 mm2	101 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.08 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	42 million	63 million
VID voltage range	1.575V-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	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.7 Watt	68 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)