i3-8020 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3196not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4Intel Core i3
Power efficiency0.22no data
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate400 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno data1151
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Core i3-8020.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

i3-8020 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

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