Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.46 vs Intel Celeron D 326

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.46 and Intel Celeron D 326 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability.

Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.46

Intel Celeron D 326

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.46

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	October 2004 vs September 2004
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
L2 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron D 326

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 67.7°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 110.7 Watt

Maximum core temperature	67.7°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 110.7 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.46	Intel Celeron D 326
Essentials
Architecture codename	Northwood	Prescott
Launch date	October 2004	September 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		326
Performance
Base frequency	3.46 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	237 mm	112 mm2
L1 cache	8 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	178 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.287V-1.4V	1.250V-1.400V
64 bit support
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	PLGA775, LGA775	PLGA775, PLGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110.7 Watt	84 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)