Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz 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 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 81.9 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 1 x 16384 KB
L1 Data Cache: 1 x 16 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
4969th fastest in multithreading out of 5272 CPUs
4506th fastest in single threading out of 5272 CPUs
1381st fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

309

Single Thread Rating

528

^%
Samples: 2222*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 339
Thread: 668

^%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 3.00GHz

Integer Math	1,346 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	696 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,064 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	93.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	7,437 KBytes/Sec
Physics	47 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	528 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Dell Optiplex GX745 Fast Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Plenty 80GB HDD Storage, Fast 2 GB DDR2 RAM, Gigabit Network Card, Windows XP Pro	$327.17 (www.amazon.com)
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	Lenovo 10AF000JUS ThinkCentre M93z 10AF - All-in-one - 1 x P G3220 / 3 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 1 x 500 GB - DVD-Writer - HD Graphics - Gigabit LAN - WLAN : 802.11b/g/n - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - Monitor : LED 23 inch wide	$629.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Fast Gateway E4300 Desktop Computer Pentium 4 Core2 DUO 3 GHz x 2, 512 MB RAM,40 GB HDD, Windows Xp Pro Sp3 + Latest Updates + Pre installed (Open Office Suite, Multimedia, Internet & Misc Software)	$313.26 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,622
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,009
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,431
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,494
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,149
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		309

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.86
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		162.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.07
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		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 July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		528

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2608450 - May 07 2025		280
BL2572919 - Apr 22 2025		278
BL5086932 - Feb 15 2025		432
BL2312347 - Dec 31 2024		265
BL2245320 - Nov 14 2024		285

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		309
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		377 (+22.1%)
Intel Pentium D 805 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		374 (+21.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		334 (+8.1%)
Intel Core Duo T2050 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		333 (+7.8%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		328 (+6.2%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		315 (+2.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		305 (-1.2%)
AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		299 (-3.2%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		298 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		292 (-5.2%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		292 (-5.3%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		249 (-19.4%)

Is the Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,566
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,620
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,467
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz		125

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