Pentium D 840 vs Pentium 4 630

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium 4	no data
Architecture codename	Prescott 2M	Smithfield (2005)
Release date	no data	May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840 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	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	28 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	206 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	169 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840 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	2
Socket	PLGA775	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840 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 D 840 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	-	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 630 and Pentium D 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	130 Watt

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