Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 520 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 E6600

Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	January 2010 vs June 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 392
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 906 vs 666

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	801 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	906 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

801

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

906

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1220
PassMark - CPU mark	1168
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium 4 HT 520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Prescott
Launch date	January 2010	June 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$16
Place in performance rating	2526	2532
Price now	$100
Processor Number	E6600	520
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	228 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V	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
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)