Intel Pentium 4 HT 551 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 551 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 551

Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 551

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	June 2005 vs June 2004
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 72.8°C vs 67.7°C

Maximum core temperature	72.8°C vs 67.7°C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 551
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

916

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1039

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	916	916
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1039	1039

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 551	Intel Pentium 4 HT 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Prescott
Launch date	June 2005	June 2004
Place in performance rating	2364	2365
Processor Number	551	550
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	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	112 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	67.7°C	72.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.425V	1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PLGA775, PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	115 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)