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Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz vs AMD Athlon 64 3000+

The Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz is newer than AMD Athlon 64 3000+ also around 13% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but AMD Athlon 64 3000+ is around 7% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz uses around 25% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 333 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 3.73GHz×AMD Athlon 64 3000++ ADD
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Socket TypeNA2Socket 754
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.7 GHz2.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores1 (Threads: 2)1 (Threads: 1)
CacheL1: 2KB, L2: 0.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB,
TDP115W89W
Yearly Running Cost$20.99$16.24
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2009Q4 2008
# of Samples4329
CPU Value0.016.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)5723(-7.1%)6153(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)385(0.0%)334(-13.4%)
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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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz
385
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
334
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz
NA
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
16.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium 4 3.73GHz
572
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
615
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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 3.73GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Max TDP115W89W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.230.18
Running cost per day$0.058$0.044
Power consumption per year (kWh)84.065.0
Running cost per year$20.99$16.24
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.