Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 540

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 540 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 540

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 540

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 540

Name	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		217

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 538	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	June 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	3305
Processor Number	538
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	109 mm
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
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.4V
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
Sockets supported	PPGA478	775
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)