Athlon XP 2500+ vs Pentium 4 511

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.21
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Barton (2001−2004)
Release dateJanuary 2005 (19 years ago)February 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
L1 cache16 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
Die size109 mm2101 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors125 million63 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+ 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA775A
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Turbo Boost Technology-no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+ are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 511 and Athlon XP 2500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 68 Watt

Pentium 4 511 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 2500+, on the other hand, has 23.5% lower power consumption.

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