Intel Pentium 4 531 vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+ |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 64 3200+
 | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes | | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Pentium 4 531 vs the AMD Athlon 64 3200+. | |||||||
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
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| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 531 vs Athlon 64 3200+
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 4 531 | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 754 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
details | Pentium 4 531 | vs | Athlon 64 3200+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.7°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.82 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.15 GHz | 2.87 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 543.8 | 942.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.82 GHz | 2.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.03 pt/W | 0.34 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 72.31W | |
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