Intel Core i3-4370 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4370 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core i3-4370

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4370

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1879 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs June 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1879 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 72.8°C vs 66.4°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 916 vs 882

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.8°C vs 66.4°C
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	916 vs 882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4370
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

882

916

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

1039

Name	Intel Core i3-4370	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	2161
PassMark - CPU mark	3867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	882	916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1879	1039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	54.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.343

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-4370	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Prescott
Launch date	July 2014	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$242
Place in performance rating	2359	2367
Price now	$449.97
Processor Number	i3-4370	550
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	800 MHz FSB
Die size	177 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	72.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1400 million	125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	PLGA775, PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	115 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)