Intel Core i3-540 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-540 and Intel Pentium 4 2.26 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-540

Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-540

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 537
6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1533 vs 221

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.26 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 8 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271 vs 537
PassMark - CPU mark	1533 vs 221

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.26

Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 73 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 73 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-540
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.26

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1271

537

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1533

221

Name	Intel Core i3-540	Intel Pentium 4 2.26
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271	537
PassMark - CPU mark	1533	221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	459
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1015
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	29.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.816
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.263

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-540	Intel Pentium 4 2.26
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Northwood
Launch date	January 2010	January 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$45
Place in performance rating	2964	2945
Price now	$21
Processor Number	i3-540
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	37.72
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	2.26 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	8 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	382 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.355V-1.435V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	733 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
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	FCLGA1156	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	58 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)