Pentium 4-M 548 vs Athlon XP 2600+
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3633 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4-M |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Barton (2001−2004) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | January 2001 (25 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $23 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium 4-M 548 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2600+ and Pentium 4-M 548 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 | A | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 88 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 88 Watt |
Athlon XP 2600+ has 29.4% lower power consumption.
Pentium 4-M 548, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon XP 2600+ and Intel Pentium 4-M 548. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 2600+ is a desktop processor while Pentium 4-M 548 is a notebook one.
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