Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E and AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 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 HT 3.6E

AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm

Launch date	August 2004 vs June 2004
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 115 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-53

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		646

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E	AMD Athlon 64 FX-53
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Clawhammer
Launch date	August 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	3329
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$29.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.36
Performance
Die size	109 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	105 million
64 bit support
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	478	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	89 Watt