Athlon 1000 vs Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
General info
Comparing Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Athlon 1000 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 | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2001−2004) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | no data | June 2000 (23 years ago) |
| Current price | $61 | $158 |
Technical specs
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Athlon 1000 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 | 2.4 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus support | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Athlon 1000 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) | 59.8 Watt | 54 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Athlon 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 54 Watt |
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