FirePro A300 vs Pentium 4 2.0
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Willamette (2000−2001) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 27 August 2001 (23 years ago) | 7 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 8 KB | 192K |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 217 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 423 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 | DDR3-1866 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | FirePro |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 August 2001 | 7 August 2012 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 65 Watt |
FirePro A300 has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 462.5% more advanced lithography process, and 69.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 2.0 and FirePro A300. We've got no test results to judge.
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