Pentium 4 2.40 vs Celeron 430
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 430 outperforms Pentium 4 2.40 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3493 | 3639 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.21 | 0.03 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Conroe-L (2007−2008) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 3 June 2007 (18 years ago) | March 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 77 mm2 | 109 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 105 million | 125 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 430 and Pentium 4 2.40.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 110 Watt |
Celeron 430 has a 142.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Celeron 430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 2.40 in performance tests.
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