Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3225 | 3013 |
| 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 | 0.43 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data | August 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256K |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.40 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ has a 90.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 X2 3800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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