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Pentium 4 2.53GHz (Northwood) vs Pentium 4 3.06GHz (Northwood) — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Pentium 4 2.53GHz (Northwood) vs Pentium 4 3.06GHz (Northwood). All released in 2002. MSRP range: $333 · $637. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

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Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkPentium 4 2.53GHz (Northwood)Pentium 4 3.06GHz (Northwood)
PassMark CPU Mark 162 points264 points
PassMark Single Thread 442 points572 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating 442 points573 points

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