Pentium 4 HT 631 vs Phenom II X4 850

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2136not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.17no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.50no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Cedar Mill (2006)
Release date1 June 2011 (13 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$111no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)28 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm281 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors300 million188 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631 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
SocketAM3775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt86 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 86 Watt

Phenom II X4 850 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 HT 631, on the other hand, has 10.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 850 and Pentium 4 HT 631. We've got no test results to judge.


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