Pentium 4 2.4: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Pentium 4 2.4 sales on April 2002. Based on a Northwood architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 1 core and 1 thread, and is based on 130 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 478 processor with a TDP of 110 Watt. It supports DDR1, DDR2 memory.
Primary details
Pentium 4 2.4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Desktop processor | |
Architecture codename | Northwood (2001−2004) | |
Release date | April 2002 (22 years ago) | |
Current price | $14.98 | of 15069 (EPYC 7663) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | |
Threads | 1 | |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 8 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7373X) |
Chip lithography | 130 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Die size | 146 mm2 | |
Number of transistors | 55 million | of 92000 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
64 bit support | - | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 2.4 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
Socket | 478 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 |
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Pentium 4 2.4, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Pentium 4 2.4 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 4 configurations using Pentium 4 2.4 in our database.