Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Athlon II X3 420e

General info

Comparing Athlon II X3 420e and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2331	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.80	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Pentium 4
Architecture codename	Rana (2009−2011)	Northwood (2001−2004)
Release date	21 September 2010 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$116	no data
Current price	$17.22 (0.1x MSRP)	$39

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Athlon II X3 420e 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	3 (Tri-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	3	1
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	400 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Die size	169 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 420e 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	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 420e and Pentium 4 P4 3.0.

PCIe version

2.0

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Physical cores	3	1
Threads	3	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	89 Watt

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