Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

Comparative analysis of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 88 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	September 2004 vs August 2004
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.33 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Mobile Pentium 4 HT 548	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	September 2004	August 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	548
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.33 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	3.33 GHz	3.6 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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	88 Watt	115 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)