Intel Core i3-2120T vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2120T and Intel Pentium 4 506 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 Core i3-2120T

Intel Pentium 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2120T

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1038 vs 634

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038 vs 634

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

Around 2% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 67.7°C vs 65.0°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 466

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.7°C vs 65.0°C
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620 vs 466

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2120T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

620

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1038

634

Name	Intel Core i3-2120T	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1162
PassMark - CPU mark	1524
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1038	634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.917
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.213

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2120T	Intel Pentium 4 506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	September 2011	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
Place in performance rating	2786	2795
Price now	$113
Processor Number	i3-2120T	506
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.24
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.0°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	504 million	125 million
VID voltage range		1.25V-1.400V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 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 2000
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)