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Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

The AMD Athlon 64 3200+ is newer than Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz, while the multi-threaded (CPU Mark) is simliar, AMD Athlon 64 3200+ is around 28% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon 64 3200+ uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 602 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz×AMD Athlon 64 3200++ ADD
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Socket TypeNA2AM2
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 2)1 (Threads: 1)
CacheL1: 16,384KB, L2: 32.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB,
TDP115W62W
Yearly Running Cost$20.99$11.32
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2008Q4 2008
# of Samples185417
CPU Value0.02.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)4473(-28.0%)6213(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)315(0.0%)305(-3.3%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz
315
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
305
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz
NA
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
2.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz
447
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
621
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Max TDP115W62W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.230.12
Running cost per day$0.058$0.031
Power consumption per year (kWh)84.045.3
Running cost per year$20.99$11.31
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.