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Intel Pentium 4 1.6
478DDR1/DDR21C / 1T61WWillamette180nmEnd-of-life
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Full Specifications
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Total Cores1
Total Threads1
Base Clock1.60 GHz
BCLK / Multiplier100 MHz / 16.0xx
CodenameWillamette
MicroarchitectureWillamette
Process Node180nm
FoundryIntel
Die Size217.0 mm²
Transistors0.04 billion
Production StatusEnd-of-life
Market SegmentDesktop
Launch DateAug 27, 2001
Instruction Sets
MMXSSESSE2
About This Product
The Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz is a single-core, single-thread desktop CPU from the Willamette generation. It offers very limited performance for modern computing tasks. This CPU is unsuitable for gaming, demanding applications, or even smooth web browsing, performing significantly slower than any contemporary budget processor.
Pros
- Extremely low power consumption for its era
- Suitable for basic retro computing builds
- Integrated graphics for display output
Cons
- Very poor performance for modern tasks
- Single core, single thread architecture
- Obsolete socket type (Socket 478)
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