Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 vs Athlon 64 3600+
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 3600+ outperforms Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3319 | 3577 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4-M |
| Power efficiency | 0.41 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Clawhammer (2001−2005) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | June 2004 (21 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 3600+ and Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128K | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 3600+ and Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 | no data |
| Socket | 754 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 512 KB |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3600+ and Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 0.15 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 512 Watt |
Athlon 64 3600+ has a 126.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 475.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 64 3600+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 3600+ is a desktop processor while Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 is a notebook one.
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