Pentium 4 1.5 vs Athlon XP 2100+

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3555not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.07no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameThoroughbred (2001−2002)Willamette (2000−2001)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (24 years ago)November 2000 (24 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon XP 2100+ and Pentium 4 1.5 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz1.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB8 KB
L2 cache256 KB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography180 nm180 nm
Die size150 mm2217 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data73 °C
Number of transistors37 million42 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon XP 2100+ and Pentium 4 1.5 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
SocketA423
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt58 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon XP 2100+ and Pentium 4 1.5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium 4 1.5 has 24.1% lower power consumption.

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