Intel Core i5-2310 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2310 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 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 i5-2310

Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1977 vs 817

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1977 vs 817

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 621

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	771 vs 621

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2310
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

621

771

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1977

817

Name	Intel Core i5-2310	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark	1492
PassMark - CPU mark	3660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	621	771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1977	817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2310	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	May 2011	Q2'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$150
Place in performance rating	2571	2578
Price now	$79.98
Processor Number	i5-2310	524
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.38
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	125 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
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	850 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	LGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)