Pentium 4 HT 2.60 vs i5-3570K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1608not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.47no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency3.84no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)May 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$235no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)8 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm130 nm
Die size160 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °C75 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million55 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 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
SocketFCLGA1155478
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt69 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3570K and Pentium 4 HT 2.60.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 69 Watt

i5-3570K has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 490.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 HT 2.60, on the other hand, has 11.6% lower power consumption.

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