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?

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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:
5319th fastest in multithreading out of 5495 CPUs
4888th fastest in single threading out of 5495 CPUs
1442nd fastest in out of 1484 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 Math	523 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	735 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	1,036 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	84.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	6,057 KBytes/Sec
Physics	39 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	72 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	463 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of December 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,548
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,348
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,549
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,142
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz		223

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		164.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.57
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.37
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,677
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
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 December 2025 - 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 December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,440
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,444
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,309
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,269
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,469
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,409
Intel Pentium 4 2.60GHz		106

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