Intel Pentium 4 506 vs AMD Sempron 2500+ |
Released April, 2005
Intel Pentium 4 506
- 2.66 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 506
 | Much more l2 cache 1 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 90 nm |
| | Much higher clock speed 2.66 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.85 GHz |
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Released July, 2004
AMD Sempron 2500+
- 1.75 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 2500+
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 47.94W | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 69 °C |
| | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 51.68 $/year | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 14.21 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.25 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 90 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 2.66 GHz | vs | 1.75 GHz | More than 50% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.85 GHz | vs | 2.21 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.67 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2005 | vs | Jul, 2004 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 47.94W | vs | 68.25W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 69 °C | vs | 67.7 °C | Almost the same | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 51.68 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 14.21 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | Around 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 506 vs Sempron 2500+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 506 | vs | Sempron 2500+ |
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| Clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.75 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 754 | |||
| 462 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 533 MHz | 333 MHz | |
details | Pentium 4 506 | vs | Sempron 2500+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.25 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.7°C | Unknown - 69°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.85 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.67 GHz | 1.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.85 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 59W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 14.21 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 51.68 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.93 pt/W | 0.41 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 47.94W | |
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