Pentium 4 506 vs Celeron D 346

Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	October 2004 (19 years ago)	June 2005 (18 years ago)
Current price	$57	$32

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506 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	3.06 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	109 mm2	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	125 million	125 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506 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	PLGA775	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 346 and Pentium 4 506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC memory support	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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