Intel Core i7-2600 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2600 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 551 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, 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 i7-2600

Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 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
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2727 vs 1039

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs June 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.4 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	2727 vs 1039

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 916 vs 727

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	916 vs 727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

727

916

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2727

1039

Name	Intel Core i7-2600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
PassMark - Single thread mark	1740
PassMark - CPU mark	5345
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	727	916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2727	1039
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3000
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	74.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	January 2011	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$247
Place in performance rating	2347	2363
Price now	$148.99
Processor Number	i7-2600	551
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.20
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 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	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8
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	1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.35 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	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
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)