Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+

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General info

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Pentium 4
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2009)Northwood (2001−2004)
Release dateno datano data
Current price$115 $94

Technical specs

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus support1000 MHz400 MHz
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 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.

Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt59.8 Watt

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 X2 4400+ 677
+417%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 131

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 417% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1639
+159%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 633

Athlon 64 X2 4400+ outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 159% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 59 Watt

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