Intel Pentium 4 HT 516 vs Intel Pentium 4 1.4

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 516 and Intel Pentium 4 1.4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 516

Intel Pentium 4 1.4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 516

Around 109% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 180 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 180 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 1.4

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 67.7°C
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 54.7 Watt vs 84 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 67.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54.7 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 516	Intel Pentium 4 1.4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Willamette
Launch date	Q4'05	November 2000
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	516
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz	1.40 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	217 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	180 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.7°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	42 million
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.400V	1.600V-1.75V
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PPGA478, PPGA423
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	54.7 Watt
Package Size		53.3mm x 53.3mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)