Pentium D 840 EE vs Pentium 4 HT 672

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 HT 672 and Pentium D 840 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Smithfield (2005)
Release date	November 2005 (19 years ago)	May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 HT 672 and Pentium D 840 EE 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	4
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	28 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	109 mm2	206 mm2
Number of transistors	169 million	169 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 HT 672 and Pentium D 840 EE 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	1	2
Socket	775	775
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 HT 672 and Pentium D 840 EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 672 and Pentium D 840 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	130 Watt

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