Pentium 4 HT 2.60 vs A4-1250
Primary details
Comparing A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Temash (2013) | Northwood (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | May 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Current price | $337 | $85 |
Detailed specifications
A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 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 | FT3 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 69 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60. 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, DDR3L-1333 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60. 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 8210 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 69 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A4-1250 and Pentium 4 HT 2.60. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that A4-1250 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 2.60 is a desktop one.
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