Athlon 3000G vs Pentium 4 660
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms Pentium 4 660 by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3209 | 1681 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 0.17 | 7.59 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott 2M | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | no data | 21 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2? |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PLGA775,PPGA775 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G 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 4 660 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB? |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 2.82 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 3000G has a 1242.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 228.6% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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