Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 531 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 190 vs 168
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 321 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2007 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	321 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 531

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

190

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

321

214

Name	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
PassMark - Single thread mark	587
PassMark - CPU mark	538
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	190	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	321	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2140	Intel Pentium 4 HT 531
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Prescott
Launch date	June 2007	June 2005
Place in performance rating	3156	3309
Processor Number	E2140	531
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	L2=61.4°C; G0+M0=73.3°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	105 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V	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	LGA775, PLGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 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
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)