Pentium 4 HT 530 vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Pentium 4 HT 530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1774not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataPrescott (2001−2005)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)June 2004 (20 years ago)
Current price$179 $70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Pentium 4 HT 530 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 coresno data1 (Single-Core)
Threadsno data2
Boost clock speedno data3 GHz
L1 cacheno data16 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithographyno data90 nm
Die sizeno data109 mm2
Number of transistorsno data125 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Pentium 4 HT 530 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 configurationno data1
Socketno data775
Power consumption (TDP)no data84 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Pentium 4 HT 530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


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