Intel Pentium 4 2.0 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 517

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 2.0 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 517 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 2.0

Intel Pentium 4 HT 517

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.0

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 69°C vs 67.7°C
Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 54.3 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69°C vs 67.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54.3 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 517

Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 2.0	Intel Pentium 4 HT 517
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	Prescott
Launch date	Q1'02	Q3'05
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		517
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	400 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	69°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.360V-1.435V	1.250V-1.400V
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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54.3 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
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)