Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538

Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.7°C

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 67.7°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 88 Watt

L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 88 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Name	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538	Intel Pentium 4 HT 520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538	Intel Pentium 4 HT 520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	June 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	2528
Processor Number	538	520
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	75 °C
Maximum core temperature	75°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.4V	1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt	84 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)