Intel Core 2 Quad Q7600 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.0

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Intel Pentium 4 2.0 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q7600

Intel Pentium 4 2.0

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q7600

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 34% higher clock speed: 2.67 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.0

Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54.3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54.3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q7600	Intel Pentium 4 2.0
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Northwood
Launch date	January 2001	Q1'02
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	2x 81 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	74 °C
Maximum frequency	2.67 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	548 million	55 million
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.360V-1.435V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	54.3 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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)