Pentium 4 HT 670 vs Pentium III 1200

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium III 1200 and Pentium 4 HT 670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3271not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.57no data
Architecture codenameTualatin (2000−2002)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateJuly 2001 (23 years ago)May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium III 1200 and Pentium 4 HT 670 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache8 KB28 KB
L2 cache256 KB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Die size80 mm2109 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors44 million169 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium III 1200 and Pentium 4 HT 670 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 configuration11
Socket370775
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt84 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium III 1200 and Pentium 4 HT 670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 84 Watt

Pentium III 1200 has 180% lower power consumption.

Pentium 4 HT 670, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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