Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 P4 3.0
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 125 Watt
0.59
+181%

Athlon 64 X2 6000+ outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32252817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.220.45
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release dateno dataAugust 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data512K
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Number of transistorsno data227 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM2
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt125 Watt

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.59
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has 40.4% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 6000+, on the other hand, has a 181% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.


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