Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 vs Core i7-990X EE

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General info

Comparing Core i7-990X EE and Pentium 4 P4 3.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1249not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Pentium 4
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Northwood (2001−2004)
Release dateno datano data
Current priceno data$39

Technical specs

Core i7-990X EE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.467 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3 GHz
Bus support6400 MHz400 MHz
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-990X EE 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.

SocketLGA-1366no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt89 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.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-990X EE 7042
+768%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 811

Core i7-990X EE outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by 768% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-990X EE 5.17
+1776%
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 97

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Core i7-990X EE by 1776% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 89 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i7-990X EE and Pentium 4 P4 3.0. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core i7-990X EE
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