Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 and Intel Pentium 4 2.26 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 47% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.4°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1401 vs 537
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1376 vs 221

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2008 vs January 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.4°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1401 vs 537
PassMark - CPU mark	1376 vs 221

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.26

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1401

537

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1376

221

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E8600	Intel Pentium 4 2.26
PassMark - Single thread mark	1401	537
PassMark - CPU mark	1376	221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.856
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.7

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E8600	Intel Pentium 4 2.26
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Northwood
Launch date	August 2008	January 2002
Place in performance rating	2951	2945
Price now	$49.99
Processor Number	E8600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	14.21
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.33 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.4°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.33 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.355V-1.435V
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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	58 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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)