Pentium 4-M 548 vs Phenom II X2 X620 BE
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | Pentium 4-M |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Pentium 4-M 548 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.33 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Pentium 4-M 548 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 1 MB |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 1 Watt |
Phenom II X2 X620 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4-M 548, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Intel Pentium 4-M 548. We've got no test results to judge.
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