Intel Core i5-750 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-750 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i5-750

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1230 vs 637
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2531 vs 288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 September 2009 vs August 2002
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	2531 vs 288

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-750
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1230

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2531

288

Name	Intel Core i5-750	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1230	637
PassMark - CPU mark	2531	288
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	502
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1587
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.294

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-750	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Northwood
Launch date	23 September 2009	August 2002
Launch price (MSRP)	$150
Place in performance rating	2824	2807
Price now	$160.50
Processor Number	i5-750
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.78
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	400 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	774 million	55 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.345V-1.525V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2
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	LGA1156	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	62.6 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
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)