Athlon 64 FX-57 vs Pentium 4 560

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 560
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 88 Watt
0.21
Athlon 64 FX-57
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 104 Watt
0.33
+57.1%

Athlon 64 FX-57 outperforms Pentium 4 560 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 FX-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32133091
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.230.30
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release dateno dataJune 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 FX-57 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
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache16 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size109 mm2115 mm2
Number of transistors125 million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 FX-57 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
Socket775939
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt104 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 FX-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.33
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 104 Watt

Pentium 4 560 has 18.2% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 FX-57, on the other hand, has a 57.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 64 FX-57 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 560 and Athlon 64 FX-57, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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