Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 vs i7-9700F

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1163	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.99	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	4.88	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date	23 April 2019 (6 years ago)	31 October 2004 (21 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$323	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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	8 (Octa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	0.47 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Die size	no data	269 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	66 °C
Number of transistors	no data	178 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. 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	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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 i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700F and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 April 2019	31 October 2004
Physical cores	8	1
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	110 Watt