Pentium 4 660 vs Pentium 4 630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17
Pentium 4 660
1 core / 1 thread, 115 Watt
0.21
+23.5%

Pentium 4 660 outperforms Pentium 4 630 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Pentium 4 660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32773209
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4Pentium 4
Power efficiency0.170.17
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MPrescott 2M
Release dateno datano data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Pentium 4 660 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C71 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4V1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Pentium 4 660 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.

SocketPLGA775PLGA775,PPGA775
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Pentium 4 660. 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 Pentium 4 660 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 Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 4 630 0.17
Pentium 4 660 0.21
+23.5%

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.

Pentium 4 630 103
Pentium 4 660 84
+22.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.21
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 115 Watt

Pentium 4 630 has 100% more threads, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium 4 660, on the other hand, has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium 4 660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.


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