Pentium 4 HT 531 vs Celeron E3400

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3400 and Pentium 4 HT 531 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2830not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.80no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date17 January 2010 (14 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$76no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size82 mm2109 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million125 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3400 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)65 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3400 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+-

Security technologies

Celeron E3400 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 E3400 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 E3400 and Pentium 4 HT 531. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3400 and Pentium 4 HT 531.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt

Celeron E3400 has 100% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 29.2% lower power consumption.

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