Intel Celeron G1610T vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G1610T and Intel Pentium 4 HT 521 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 G1610T

Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G1610T

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 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: 22 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	December 2012 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 410
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 741

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 410
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	906 vs 741

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G1610T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

410

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

741

906

Name	Intel Celeron G1610T	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
PassMark - Single thread mark	1207
PassMark - CPU mark	1327
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	410	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	741	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G1610T	Intel Pentium 4 HT 521
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	December 2012	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$89
Place in performance rating	2510	2521
Price now	$40.04
Processor Number	G1610T	521
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.94
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	94 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	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Maximum core temperature		67.7°C
Transistor count		125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011A
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)