Pentium 4 HT 651 vs Pentium D 840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSmithfield (2005)Cedar Mill (2006)
Release dateMay 2005 (19 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache28 KB28 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size206 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors169 million188 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651 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 configuration21
SocketPLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt86 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium 4 HT 651. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 86 Watt

Pentium D 840 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium 4 HT 651, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 51.2% lower power consumption.

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