Athlon 900 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3226 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | no data | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900 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 | 3 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900 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) | 89 Watt | 60 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 60 Watt |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 900, on the other hand, has 48.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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