Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 vs Athlon 64 FX-55

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-55 and Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	10 October 2004 (20 years ago)	February 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$180	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 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	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.73 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	130 nm	90 nm
Die size	193 mm2	109 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	105 million	169 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-55 and Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 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	939	775
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	115 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1 Depends on motherboard

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	115 Watt

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