Pentium 4 1.6 vs A10-4600M
Primary details
Comparing A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2315 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.31 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Willamette (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | August 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 42 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | 423 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 61 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660G | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 61 Watt |
A10-4600M has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 74.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-4600M and Pentium 4 1.6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A10-4600M is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 1.6 is a desktop one.
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