Intel Core i7-920 vs Intel Pentium 4 506

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-920 and Intel Pentium 4 506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 i7-920

Intel Pentium 4 506

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-920

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 67.9°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1855 vs 634

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	November 2008 vs June 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1855 vs 634

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 620 vs 469

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620 vs 469

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-920
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 506

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

469

620

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1855

634

Name	Intel Core i7-920	Intel Pentium 4 506
PassMark - Single thread mark	1217
PassMark - CPU mark	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	469	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1855	634
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-920	Intel Pentium 4 506
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bloomfield	Prescott
Launch date	November 2008	June 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$340
Place in performance rating	2803	2795
Price now	$174
Processor Number	i7-920	506
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.34
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	4.8 GT/s QPI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	263 mm2	112 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.9°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	731 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.375V	1.25V-1.400V
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1366	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	84 Watt
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)