A100 vs Pentium 4 HT 550
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100 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 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | Stealey (2007) |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100 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 | 775 | Intel BGA 437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 3 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 3 Watt |
Pentium 4 HT 550 has 100% more threads.
A100, on the other hand, has 3733.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium 4 HT 550 is a desktop processor while A100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 HT 550 and A100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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