Intel Pentium 4 531 vs Core2 Duo E6300 |
Released April, 2004
Intel Pentium 4 531
- 3 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 531
 | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.82 GHz |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 67.7 °C | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.15 GHz |
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Released July, 2006
Intel Core2 Duo E6300
- 1.86 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E6300
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
| | More cores 2 | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | More than 60% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.82 GHz | vs | 3.19 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 67.7 °C | vs | 61.4 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.15 GHz | vs | 3.45 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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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 | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| 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 | 1.18 pt/W | vs | 1.03 pt/W | Around 15% better performance per watt | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 68.25W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| 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 | Jul, 2006 | vs | Apr, 2004 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 531 vs Core2 Duo E6300
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 531 | vs | Core2 Duo E6300 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.86 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | Yes | |
| 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 | 1.03 pt/W | 1.18 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 1,066 MHz | |
details | Pentium 4 531 | vs | Core2 Duo E6300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 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 | 15 | 7 | |
| Voltage range | 1.2 - 1.43V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.7°C | Unknown - 61.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.82 GHz | 3.19 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.15 GHz | 3.45 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.82 GHz | 3.19 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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