Intel Pentium D 820 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 820 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 630 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 D 820

Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 820

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 179 vs 168
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 307 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2005 vs February 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	307 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 66.6°C vs 64.1°C
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	66.6°C vs 64.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 820
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

179

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

307

214

Name	Intel Pentium D 820	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	307	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 820	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Smithfield	Prescott
Launch date	May 2005	February 2005
Place in performance rating	3302	3310
Processor Number	820	630
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	206 mm2	135 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	28 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.1°C	66.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	230 million	169 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.400V	1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	84 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)