Intel Pentium 4 HT 530 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 530 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 530

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 530

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 530
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 530	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 530	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	June 2004	June 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	2367
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		550
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	109 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		72.8°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	PLGA775, PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)