Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs Phenom II X4 905e
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2215 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.76 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x Phenom II (Desktop) | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Daneb (2009) | Northwood (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 1 June 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $212 | no data |
| Current price | $35 (0.2x MSRP) | $14.98 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 758 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 59.8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 45 nm, 1.25 | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Phenom II X4 905e outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 1378% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Phenom II X4 905e outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 75% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 781% in wPrime 32.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Phenom II X4 905e outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 567% in TrueCrypt AES.
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Phenom II X4 905e outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 813% in x264 encoding pass 2.
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Phenom II X4 905e outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 779% in x264 encoding pass 1.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 59 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 905e and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. We've got no test results to judge.
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