Athlon 64 3800+ vs Pentium 4 630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17
Athlon 64 3800+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.40
+135%

Athlon 64 3800+ outperforms Pentium 4 630 by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32773005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.170.43
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MVenice (2004−2005)
Release dateno dataJune 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+ 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)
Threads21
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data230 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+ 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 configurationno data1
SocketPLGA775939
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+ are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 630 and Athlon 64 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 4 630 0.17
Athlon 64 3800+ 0.40
+135%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium 4 630 272
Athlon 64 3800+ 635
+133%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.40
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 89 Watt

Pentium 4 630 has 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 6% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 3800+, on the other hand, has a 135.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 64 3800+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.


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