Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00 vs Intel Celeron 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00 and Intel Celeron 2.40 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00

Intel Celeron 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	April 2003 vs March 2003
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.40

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 59.8 Watt vs 81.9 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	59.8 Watt vs 81.9 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.40

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00	Intel Celeron 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark		540
PassMark - CPU mark		217

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.00	Intel Celeron 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	Northwood
Launch date	April 2003	March 2003
Place in performance rating	not rated	2942
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	55 million
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		71°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	81.9 Watt	59.8 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)