C-50 vs Pentium 4 2.4 GHz

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
1 core / 1 thread, 59 Watt
0.08
C-50
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 9 Watt
0.16
+100%

C-50 outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33963287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium 4AMD C-Series
Power efficiency0.131.68
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release dateno data4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)59.8 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6250

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 0.08
C-50 0.16
+100%

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.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 131
C-50 261
+99.2%

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.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 1308
+97.9%
C-50 661

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 633
C-50 636
+0.4%

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.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz 133
C-50 111.2
+19.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.08 0.16
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 9 Watt

C-50 has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 225% more advanced lithography process, and 555.6% lower power consumption.

The C-50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 2.4 GHz in performance tests.

Note that Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is a desktop processor while C-50 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and C-50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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