Intel Pentium 4 506 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 506 and Intel Pentium 4 2.60 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, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 506

Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 506

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.6 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

Launch date	June 2005 vs August 2002
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 67.7°C
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 62.6 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 67.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	62.6 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 506
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 2.60

Name	Intel Pentium 4 506	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	620
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	634
PassMark - Single thread mark		637
PassMark - CPU mark		288

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 506	Intel Pentium 4 2.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Northwood
Launch date	June 2005	August 2002
Place in performance rating	2796	2806
Processor Number	506
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.7°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	55 million
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.400V	1.345V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	62.6 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)