Intel Celeron G1101 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1101 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 550 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 G1101

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1101

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs June 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1101
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Name	Intel Celeron G1101	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	929
PassMark - CPU mark	1086
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1101	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Prescott
Launch date	January 2010	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$85
Place in performance rating	2379	2367
Price now	$14.09
Value for money (0-100)	34.84
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		550
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	81 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.27 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	382 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72.8°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	1156	PLGA775, PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)