Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz 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 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: PGA478

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 1 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 89 W

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
5375th fastest in multithreading out of 5775 CPUs
4455th fastest in single threading out of 5775 CPUs
1465th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

300

Single Thread Rating

652

^%
Samples: 641*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 371
Thread: 824

^%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 3.40GHz

Integer Math	767 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	895 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	1 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	1,323 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	105.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	7,987 KBytes/Sec
Physics	46 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	93 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	652 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,467
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		300

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.77
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		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 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		652

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3077235 - Nov 23 2025		322
BL2993770 - Oct 21 2025		319
BL2982312 - Oct 16 2025		322
BL2969558 - Oct 11 2025		282
BL2945951 - Oct 01 2025		322

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		300
Intel Pentium 4 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		312 (+4.2%)
Intel Pentium D 805 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		374 (+24.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		367 (+22.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		342 (+14.1%)
Intel Core Duo T2050 @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		333 (+11.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		332 (+10.7%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		332 (+10.7%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.60GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		315 (+5.2%)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		305 (+1.7%)
AMD Sempron 3000+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		299 (-0.3%)
AMD Sempron 3400+ vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		292 (-2.4%)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz vs Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		264 (-12.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,418
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,392
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
Intel Pentium 4 3.40GHz		133

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