Pentium 4 HT 640 vs Pentium 4 HT 516

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 HT 516 and Pentium 4 HT 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)February 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 HT 516 and Pentium 4 HT 640 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)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache16 KB28 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size109 mm2109 mm2
Number of transistors125 million169 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 HT 516 and Pentium 4 HT 640 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 configuration11
Socket775775
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt84 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 516 and Pentium 4 HT 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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