Athlon 64 3400+ vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Athlon 64 3400+ by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3196 | 3218 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3400+ 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 |
| Socket | no data | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.20 |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3400+.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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