Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.40 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20

Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Launch date	June 2003 vs May 2003
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.40

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 70°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 66.2 Watt vs 82 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 70°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66.2 Watt vs 82 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.20	Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	Northwood
Launch date	June 2003	May 2003
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	3.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	74 °C
Maximum core temperature	70°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	55 million	55 million
VID voltage range	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
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt	66.2 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)