Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 vs Intel Xeon 3.2

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73 and Intel Xeon 3.2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73

Intel Xeon 3.2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 135 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 135 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT EE 3.73	Intel Xeon 3.2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Irwindale
Launch date	February 2005	February 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.73 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	135 mm2	169 mm
L1 cache	16 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	169 million	178 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	604
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	135 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)