Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 vs FX-9590

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Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1064not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.76no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)31 October 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads82
Base clock speed4.7 GHz3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz0.47 GHz
L1 cacheno data8 KB
L2 cache8192 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size315 mm2269 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data66 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million178 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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
SocketAM3+775
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 July 2013 31 October 2004
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 110 Watt

FX-9590 has an age advantage of 8 years, 700% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-9590 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. We've got no test results to judge.


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