Athlon XP 1600+ vs Mobile Pentium 4 520
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Athlon XP 1600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Mobile Pentium 4 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2001−2004) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | no data | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Current price | $330 | $55 |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 | 2.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 63 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 63 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Athlon XP 1600+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobile Pentium 4 520 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 1600+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Athlon XP 1600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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