Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 518 vs Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 518 and Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 518

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 518	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	June 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	518	538
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C	75 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.4V	1.250V-1.4V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt	88 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)