Intel Pentium 4 515 vs Core2 Duo E4700 |
Released July, 2005
Intel Pentium 4 515
- 2.93 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 515
 | Higher clock speed 2.93 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.92 GHz |
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Released January, 2008
Intel Core2 Duo E4700
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E4700
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
| | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,268 | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Higher clock speed | 2.93 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 3.54 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,268 | vs | 745 | More than 3x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 1.62 pt/W | vs | 0.99 pt/W | Around 65% better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 68.25W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 67.7 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.06 GHz | vs | 2.93 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2008 | vs | Jul, 2005 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 515 vs Core2 Duo E4700
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 515 | vs | Core2 Duo E4700 |
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| Clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.99 pt/W | 1.62 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 533 MHz | 800 MHz | |
details | Pentium 4 515 | vs | Core2 Duo E4700 |
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| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 125,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 22 | 13 | |
| Voltage range | 1.25 - 1.4V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.7°C | Unknown - 73.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.93 GHz | 4.06 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.92 GHz | 3.54 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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