Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Core 2 Solo SU3300
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3300 by a significant 27% 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 | 3516 | 3445 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Solo | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | 0.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 20 August 2008 (16 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $262 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Solo SU3300 and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 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.
| Socket | BGA956 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 89 Watt |
Core 2 Solo SU3300 has a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1680% lower power consumption.
Pentium 4 P4 3.0, on the other hand, has a 26.7% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Solo SU3300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Solo SU3300 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is a desktop one.
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