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Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz 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 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 69 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5573rd fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
4989th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
1502nd fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
223
Single Thread Rating
463
%
Samples: 73*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 274
Thread: 705
%Single 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 2.60GHz

Integer Math523 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math735 MOps/Sec
Find Prime NumbersNA
Random String Sorting1,036 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption84.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression6,057 KBytes/Sec
Physics39 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions72 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread463 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,413
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,934
Apple M4 10 Core
23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,130
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
223
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
167.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
47.71
Intel Core i5-12400F
45.21
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,599
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
463
Last 4 Baselines for Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3011913 - Oct 29 2025
257
BL3011788 - Oct 28 2025
207
BL1357015 - Jan 18 2021
252
BL1356999 - Jan 18 2021
240
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
223
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
264 (+18.2%)
AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
243 (+8.8%)
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
240 (+7.7%)
AMD Athlon 2650e vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
274 (+22.9%)
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
262 (+17.4%)
AMD Sempron 2600+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
253 (+13.3%)
AMD Sempron LE-1150 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
251 (+12.7%)
AMD Sempron 3200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
251 (+12.4%)
Mobile Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
220 (-1.6%)
AMD Sempron 2500+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
207 (-7.3%)
AMD Sempron 2400+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
205 (-8.3%)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
195 (-12.5%)

Is the Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,443
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz
106