Pentium 4 HT 531 vs Celeron 420

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3323not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.41no data
Architecture codenameConroe-L (2007−2008)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$23no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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
Base clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB16 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size77 mm2109 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)60 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 million125 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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
SocketLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531. 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

Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531 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 Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 84 Watt

Celeron 420 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

Pentium 4 HT 531, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 420 and Pentium 4 HT 531. We've got no test results to judge.


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