Intel Core i7-2700K vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-2700K and Intel Pentium 4 HT 560 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 i7-2700K

Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2700K

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
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
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 115 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3277 vs 1106

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2011 vs June 2004
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3277 vs 1106

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 975 vs 846

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	975 vs 846

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-2700K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

846

975

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3277

1106

Name	Intel Core i7-2700K	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	5722
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	846	975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3277	1106
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	66.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.557
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-2700K	Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Prescott
Launch date	October 2011	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$514
Place in performance rating	2285	2275
Price now	$288.99
Processor Number	i7-2700K
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	109 mm
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
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1160 million	125 million
Unlocked
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	0x112
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 3000
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	775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	115 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)