Intel Celeron E3200 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3200 and Intel Pentium 4 506 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3200

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.7°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date August 2009 vs June 2005
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 259
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 634 vs 436
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.66 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 620 vs 259
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 634 vs 436

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3200
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
259
620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
436
634
Name Intel Celeron E3200 Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark 981
PassMark - CPU mark 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 259 620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 436 634

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Celeron E3200 Intel Pentium 4 506

Essentials

Architecture codename Wolfdale Prescott
Launch date August 2009 June 2005
Launch price (MSRP) $52
Place in performance rating 2793 2797
Price now $51.99
Processor Number E3200 506
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 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB 533 MHz FSB
Die size 82 mm 112 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 16 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB (shared) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.1°C 67.7°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.66 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 228 million 125 million
VID voltage range 0.8500V-1.3625V 1.25V-1.400V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported LGA775 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 84 Watt

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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)