Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E vs Intel Pentium 4 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Intel Pentium 4 2.40 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Intel Pentium 4 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 73.5°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	73.5°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 2.40

Around 72% lower typical power consumption: 59.8 Watt vs 103 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	59.8 Watt vs 103 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.4E	Intel Pentium 4 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Northwood
Launch date	April 2004	Q1'02
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	3.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	131 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.5°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	55 million
VID voltage range	1.250V-1.400V	1.350V-1.525V
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	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	103 Watt	59.8 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)