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Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 81.8 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4822nd fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
4236th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs
1371st fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

249

Single Thread Rating

551

²
Samples: 273*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 342
Thread: 682

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz

Integer Math	652 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	448 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	1,044 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	68.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	7,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	26 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	70 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	551 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2025

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,495
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		249

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		551

Last 1 Baselines for Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1274146 - Jul 28 2020		221

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		249
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		311 (+24.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		305 (+22.5%)
AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		299 (+20.0%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		298 (+19.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		292 (+17.6%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		292 (+17.5%)
AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		243 (-2.4%)
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		237 (-4.7%)
AMD Sempron LE-1250 vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		301 (+20.9%)
AMD Sempron 3100+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		298 (+19.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		295 (+18.8%)
AMD Athlon 2650e vs Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		274 (+10.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,362
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,695
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,433
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz		89