Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz 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.

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Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 69.7 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5532nd fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
4852nd fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
1494th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

240

Single Thread Rating

514

^%
Samples: 490*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 307
Thread: 650

^%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 2.80GHz

Integer Math	618 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	695 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	963 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	89.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	6,996 KBytes/Sec
Physics	43 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	66 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	514 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,416
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
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		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		240

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		159.01
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		42.90
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		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 14th 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		3,886
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 2.80GHz		514

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3021480 - Nov 02 2025		267
BL1746887 - Feb 16 2023		242
BL1746853 - Feb 16 2023		235
BL1446740 - Sep 14 2021		244
BL1425254 - Jul 08 2021		241

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		240
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		300 (+24.7%)
AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		299 (+24.2%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		292 (+21.6%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		264 (+9.7%)
AMD Sempron 2800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		243 (+1.0%)
AMD Sempron 3100+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		298 (+23.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		295 (+22.9%)
AMD Athlon 2650e vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		274 (+14.1%)
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		262 (+9.0%)
AMD Sempron 2600+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		253 (+5.2%)
AMD Sempron LE-1150 vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		251 (+4.6%)
AMD Sempron 3200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		251 (+4.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz		116

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