Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz vs Core 2 Duo E7400

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2591not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataPentium 4
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Northwood (2001−2004)
Release dateOctober 2008 (15 years old)no data
Current price$51 $94
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus supportno data400 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache3 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt59.8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7400 and Pentium 4 2.4 GHz. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo E7400 1017
+676%
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 131

Core 2 Duo E7400 outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by 676% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 59 Watt

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