Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8E vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8E and Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8E

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8E

Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 103 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 103 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 73.5°C vs 69.4°C

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	73.5°C vs 69.4°C

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.8E	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.2E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	February 2004	February 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.4°C	73.5°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.400V	1.250V-1.400V
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	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	478	478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt	103 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)