Pentium 4 630 vs i9-7900X

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking556not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i9 (Desktop)Pentium 4
Power efficiency8.96no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Prescott 2M
Release date30 May 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads202
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache640 KBno data
L2 cache10 MBno data
L3 cache13.75 MB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketSocket R4PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium 4 630.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes44no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-7900X 21065
+7644%
Pentium 4 630 272

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i9-7900X 7287
+354%
Pentium 4 630 1605

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i9-7900X 49738
+2418%
Pentium 4 630 1975

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i9-7900X 2.91
+3440%
Pentium 4 630 103

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 10 1
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 84 Watt

i9-7900X has 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 630, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

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