Intel Pentium 4 505J vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 505J and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 505J

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 505J

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 104 Watt

Launch date	December 2004 vs October 2004
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 104 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 505J
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Name	Intel Pentium 4 505J	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark		505
PassMark - CPU mark		404

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 505J	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	San Diego
Launch date	December 2004	October 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	2996
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$180
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.18
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	109 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	114 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	104 Watt