Core 2 Duo E8200 vs Pentium 4 630

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2698
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium 4	no data
Power efficiency	no data	1.03
Architecture codename	Prescott 2M	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.67 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	1333 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200 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	no data	1
Socket	PLGA775	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 630 and Core 2 Duo E8200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

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