Pentium 4 HT 521 vs Core 2 Duo E4600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2898not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.71no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB16 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size111 mm2109 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million125 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521. 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

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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 Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Pentium 4 HT 521. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4600 has 100% more physical cores, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

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