Pentium 4 630 vs Core i9-10900X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900X and Pentium 4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	468	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.32	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Pentium 4
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Prescott 2M
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	no data
Current price	$512	$56

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900X 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	10 (Deca-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	20	2
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	94 °C	67 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900X 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	FCLGA2066	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900X 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, Intel® AVX-512	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	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i9-10900X and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900X and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900X and Pentium 4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900X and Pentium 4 630.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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	10	1
Threads	20	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	84 Watt

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