Pentium 4 2.66 vs Athlon II X4 630
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 630 outperforms Pentium 4 2.66 by a whopping 1267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2456 | 3602 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | 0.03 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 16 September 2009 (15 years ago) | August 2002 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $63 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 630 and Pentium 4 2.66 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 630 and Pentium 4 2.66 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 110 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Pentium 4 2.66. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Pentium 4 2.66.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.23 | 0.09 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 110 Watt |
Athlon II X4 630 has a 1266.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 15.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon II X4 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 2.66 in performance tests.
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