Ultra 9 295HX vs Pentium 4 2.40
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3708 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.03 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Arrow Lake-HX (2025) |
| Release date | March 2004 (21 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 2.40 and Core Ultra 9 295HX 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | no data |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 2.40 and Core Ultra 9 295HX 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 | 478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 55 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.40 and Core Ultra 9 295HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 24 |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ultra 9 295HX has 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium 4 2.40 and Intel Core Ultra 9 295HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium 4 2.40 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 9 295HX is a notebook one.
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