Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

Place in the ranking	3225	3089
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Pentium 4	2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency	0.22	1.01
Architecture codename	Northwood (2002−2004)	Taylor / Hawk-256
Release date	no data	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	667 MHz
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

89 Watt

31 Watt

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 P4 3.0 0.21

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 0.33
+57.1%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 811

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1316
+62.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.21	0.33
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	31 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 has a 57.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 187.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.