Intel Core i5-750s vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-750s and Intel Pentium 4 HT 660 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.

Intel Core i5-750s

Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-750s

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 76.7°C vs 70.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs February 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	76.7°C vs 70.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-750s
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 660

Name	Intel Core i5-750s	Intel Pentium 4 HT 660
PassMark - Single thread mark	987
PassMark - CPU mark	2197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1106

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-750s	Intel Pentium 4 HT 660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Prescott
Launch date	January 2010	February 2005
Place in performance rating	2273	2285
Processor Number	i5-750S	660
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	296 mm2	135 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	76.7°C	70.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	774 million	169 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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	LGA1156	PLGA775, PPGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt	115 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)