Pentium 4 560 vs Athlon X4 950
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 950 outperforms Pentium 4 560 by a whopping 968% 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 | 2098 | 3503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 3.35 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 950 and Pentium 4 560 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 | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 109 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 125 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 950 and Pentium 4 560 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 | AM4 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium 4 560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium 4 560 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium 4 560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.03 | 0.19 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 1 Watt |
Athlon X4 950 has a 968.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 560, on the other hand, has 6400% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.
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