Intel Pentium 4 630 vs AMD Athlon X2 65 |
Released October, 2005
Intel Pentium 4 630
- 3 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 630
 | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.83 GHz |
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AMD Athlon X2 65
- 2.1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X2 65
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 28.44W |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 100 °C |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
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| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.83 GHz | vs | 2.21 GHz | Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 68.25W | 2.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 100 °C | vs | 66.6 °C | More than 50% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | 2.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 630 vs Athlon X2 65
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 630 | vs | Athlon X2 65 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| S1 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 28.44W | |
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| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 333 MHz | |
details | Pentium 4 630 | vs | Athlon X2 65 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.6°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.83 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 786.9 | 645.2 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.83 GHz | 2.21 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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