Athlon XP 2500+ vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Athlon XP 2500+ by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon XP 2500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3225 | 3327 |
| 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 | 0.21 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | no data | February 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.83 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 | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 68 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.15 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 68 Watt |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has a 40% higher aggregate performance score.
Athlon XP 2500+, on the other hand, has 30.9% lower power consumption.
The Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 2500+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon XP 2500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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