PRO A12-9830B vs Pentium 4 506

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateJune 2005 (19 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache16 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm28 nm
Die size109 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C90 °C
Number of transistors125 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B 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 configuration1no data
SocketPLGA775FP4
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 25 Watt

PRO A12-9830B has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 236% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 506 and PRO A12-9830B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium 4 506 is a desktop processor while PRO A12-9830B is a notebook one.


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