Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs Athlon 64 FX-72
General info
Comparing Athlon 64 FX-72 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2240 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 4.28 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2009) | Northwood (2001−2004) |
| Release date | November 2006 (17 years old) | no data |
| Current price | $28 | $94 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Athlon 64 FX-72 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 235 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 227 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-72 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 | F | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 59.8 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-72 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Athlon 64 FX-72 outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 1269% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 59 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-72 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.
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