Pentium 4 HT 3.20 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-53
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3316 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Hawk-256 | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | no data | June 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Pentium 4 HT 3.20 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 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Pentium 4 HT 3.20 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 KB | 82 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Pentium 4 HT 3.20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 512 Watt | 82 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 has 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 HT 3.20, on the other hand, has 524.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 3.20 is a desktop one.
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