Athlon 64 3500+ vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 3500+ outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3196 | 3167 |
| 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 | 0.26 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | San Diego (2001−2005) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $59 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 230 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 227 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3500+ 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 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.24 |
Athlon 64 3500+ has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon 64 3500+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 3500+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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