Intel Celeron G530 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G530 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 650 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Celeron G530

Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G530

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
4.6x 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	September 2011 vs February 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 66.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G530
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Name	Intel Celeron G530	Intel Pentium 4 HT 650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102
PassMark - CPU mark	1132
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	420
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	764
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.135

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G530	Intel Pentium 4 HT 650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	September 2011	February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2930	not rated
Price now	$39.99
Processor Number	G530	650
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	15.76
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	135 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	66.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	169 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
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)