Intel Celeron E3200 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3200 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron E3200

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 970 vs 637
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 839 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2009 vs August 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	970 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	839 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3200
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

970

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

839

288

Name	Intel Celeron E3200	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	970	637
PassMark - CPU mark	839	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	436

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3200	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Northwood
Launch date	August 2009	August 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$52
Place in performance rating	2803	2807
Price now	$51.99
Processor Number	E3200
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.345V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	62.6 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)