Pentium 4 HT 641 vs Pentium U5600

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3002not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.05no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Cedar Mill (2006)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 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 speed1.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache64K (per core)28 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81+114 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors384 million188 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA1288775
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt86 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 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 U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 86 Watt

Pentium U5600 has 100% more physical cores, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 377.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium U5600 and Pentium 4 HT 641. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium U5600 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 HT 641 is a desktop one.


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