Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E vs Intel Celeron D 325

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E and Intel Celeron D 325 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

Intel Celeron D 325

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	August 2004 vs June 2004
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 325

Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 3.6E	Intel Celeron D 325
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	August 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		325
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	109 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
Base frequency		2.53 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		67°C
VID voltage range		1.250V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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)