Pentium 4 630 vs Core i5-4210M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1898	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	Pentium 4
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Prescott 2M
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data
Current price	$673 (3x MSRP)	$91

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	130 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	67 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA946	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4600	no data
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4210M and Pentium 4 630.

PCIe version	3	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	84 Watt

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