Athlon 64 X2 5000+ vs Pentium 4 506

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	June 2005 (19 years ago)	May 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	109 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	125 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	PLGA775	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Turbo Boost Technology

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Security technologies

Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 506 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	89 Watt

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