Pentium 4 HT 521 vs Pentium E2180

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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	no data	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)	June 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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	no data	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	16 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	1 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	125 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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	LGA775	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521. 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 E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521 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 E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E2180 and Pentium 4 HT 521. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt

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