Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs i7-2600K
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-2600K outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a whopping 1529% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1598 | 3271 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.47 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 (Desktop) | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 3.43 | 0.22 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (14 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $317 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-2600K 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-2600K 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | LGA1155 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. 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 | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.35 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2600K and Pentium 4 P4 3.0.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.42 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
i7-2600K has a 1528.6% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 P4 3.0, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-2600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.
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