Pentium 4 HT 540: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Pentium 4 HT 540 sales on June 2004. Based on a Prescott architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 1 core and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 775 processor with a TDP of 84 Watt. It supports DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Pentium 4 HT 540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | - | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 HT 540 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | 775 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 540's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Pentium 4 HT 540. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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