Celeron 2.80 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 outperforms Celeron 2.80 by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3430 | 3567 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | no data | November 2003 (21 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Celeron 2.80 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 146 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Celeron 2.80 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 | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 73 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Celeron 2.80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 0.11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 73 Watt |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has a 72.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron 2.80, on the other hand, has 21.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 2.80 in performance tests.
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