E1-2100 vs Pentium 4 506

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 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	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD E-Series
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	June 2005 (19 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	109 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	125 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 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	PLGA775	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8210
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 506 and E1-2100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	9 Watt

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