Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 Athlon 64 | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 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.
| Socket | S1g1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 89 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 256% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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