Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 vs Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 and Intel Pentium 4 1.80 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, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 66.7 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 429
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1027 vs 160

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2008 vs August 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 66.7 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108 vs 429
PassMark - CPU mark	1027 vs 160

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 74.1°C

Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 74.1°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 1.80

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1108

429

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

160

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108	429
PassMark - CPU mark	1027	160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.262

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E7400	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Willamette
Launch date	October 2008	August 2001
Place in performance rating	3116	3105
Price now	$28.99
Processor Number	E7400
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	18.04
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	217 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	3072 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	78 °C
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	42 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.575V-1.75V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	53.3mm x 53.3mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PPGA478, PPGA423
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	66.7 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)