Intel Pentium G6950 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6950 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 524 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 G6950

Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 67.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 84 Watt

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 67.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 415
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 817 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	771 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	817 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 524

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

415

771

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

817

Name	Intel Pentium G6950	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415	771
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757	817

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6950	Intel Pentium 4 HT 524
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Prescott
Launch date	January 2010	Q2'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2574	2578
Price now	$39.99
Processor Number	G6950	524
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	533 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	382 million	125 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.200V-1.425V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	84 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)