Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 vs Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 Quad Q8200

Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 180 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 999 vs 429
11.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1777 vs 160

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2008 vs August 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	999 vs 429
PassMark - CPU mark	1777 vs 160

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.80

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 71.4°C
Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 66.7 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 71.4°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.7 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 1.80

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

999

429

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1777

160

Name	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
PassMark - Single thread mark	999	429
PassMark - CPU mark	1777	160
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.702
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.111
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.688

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200	Intel Pentium 4 1.80
Essentials
Architecture codename	Yorkfield	Willamette
Launch date	August 2008	August 2001
Place in performance rating	3115	3123
Price now	$22.99
Processor Number	Q8200
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	36.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.33 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	164 mm2	217 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	180 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	78 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.4°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	456 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)	95 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)