Revisiting the Past Part 3:
Single-Core Intel NetBurst Processors

Unfortunately, we encountered some problems in the process of testing single-core Athlon 64 processors for the old AMD Socket 939 platform. On the other hand, we already have test results of single-core Intel Pentium 4 processors. So we decided to sugar the waiting pill with an article devoted solely to single-core processors from Intel. Single-core processors from AMD for Socket 939 will be analyzed in Part 4 (we hadn't planned to write this part at all).

Hardware and Software

Testbed configurations

Processor	Pentium 4 521	Pentium 4 531	Pentium 4 651	Pentium D 805	Pentium D 915
Process, nm	90	90	65	90	65
Core Clock, GHz	2.8	3.0	3.4	2.66	2.8
# of Cores	1	1	1	2	2
L2 Cache*, KB	1024	1024	2048	2x1024	2x2048
FSB clock**, MHz	800 (QP)	800 (QP)	800 (QP)	533 (QP)	800 (QP)
Multiplier	14	15	17	20	14
Socket	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775
Heat dissipation***, W	84	84	86	95	95
AMD64/EM64T	+	+	+	+	+
VT	-	-	-	-	-

Processor	Pentium D 930	Pentium D 940	Pentium E2160	Athlon 64 X2 3800+	Athlon X2 BE-2350
Process, nm	65	65	65	90	65
Core Clock, GHz	3.0	3.2	1.8	2.0	2.1
# of Cores	2	2	2	2	2
L2 Cache*, KB	2x2048	2x2048	1024	2x512	2x512
FSB clock**, MHz	800 (QP)	800 (QP)	800 (QP)	2x400 (DDR)	2x800 (DDR2)
Multiplier	15	16	9	10	10.5
Socket	LGA775	LGA775	LGA775	939	AM2
Heat dissipation***, W	95	95	65	89	45
AMD64/EM64T	+	+	+	+	+
VT	+	+	-	-	+

* - "2 x ..." means per core.
** - For AMD processors this is memory controller bus clock rate.
*** - Measured differently for Intel and AMD processors; impossible to compare directly.

Software

1. Windows XP Professional x64 edition SP1
2. 3ds max 9 x64 edition
3. Maya 8.5 x64 edition
4. Lightwave 3D 9 x64 edition
5. MATLAB R2006a (7.2.0.32) x64 edition
6. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
7. SolidWorks 2005
8. Photoshop CS2 (9.0)
9. Visual Studio 2005 Professional
10. Apache HTTP Server 2.2.4
11. CPU RightMark 2005 Lite (1.3) x64 edition
12. WinRAR 3.62
13. 7-Zip 4.42 x64 edition
14. FineReader 8.0 Professional
15. LAME 3.97
16. Monkey Audio 4.01
17. OGG Encoder 2.83
18. Windows Media Encoder 9 x64 edition
19. Canopus ProCoder 2.01.30
20. DivX 6.4
21. Windows Media Video VCM 9
22. x264 v.604
23. XviD 1.1.2
24. F.E.A.R. 1.08
25. Half-Life 2 1.0
26. Quake 4 1.3
27. Call of Duty 2 1.2
28. Serious Sam 2 2.07
29. Supreme Commander 1.0.3220