Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Launch date	November 2003 vs September 2003
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

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 3% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 92.1 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 92.1 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-51

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		437

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.20	AMD Athlon 64 FX-51
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	SledgeHammer
Launch date	November 2003	September 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	3343
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	237 mm	193 mm
L1 cache	8 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	178 million	105 million
VID voltage range	1.55V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PPGA478	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	92.1 Watt	89 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)