Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Athlon 64 FX-62
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-62 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 195% 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 | 3072 | 3492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Athlon 64 (Desktop) | Pentium 4 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 243 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 | AM2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 512 KB |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.19 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 512 Watt |
Athlon 64 FX-62 has a 194.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 25500% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
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