Pentium 4 660 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Aggregate performance score
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3415 | 3399 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium 4 660 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium 4 660 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.
| Socket | no data | PLGA775,PPGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium 4 660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 115 Watt |
Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has 29.2% lower power consumption.
Pentium 4 660, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Intel Pentium 4 660.
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