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Intel
Intel Pentium 4 2.0
4231C / 1T72WWillamette180nmEnd-of-life
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Full Specifications
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Total Cores1
Total Threads1
Base Clock2.00 GHz
BCLK / Multiplier100 MHz / 20.0xx
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 2.0 (Willamette) is a single-core desktop processor from the early 2000s. It offers basic computing performance suitable for very light tasks like web browsing or word processing, but struggles with modern applications due to its single thread and low clock speed. It is significantly outperformed by contemporary budget CPUs and is not recommended for any current use cases.
Pros
- Extremely low cost on secondary market
- Suitable for vintage PC builds
Cons
- Very poor performance for modern tasks
- High power consumption for its era
- Obsolete socket type (Socket 423)
Verdict
“Only for collectors or those building an era-specific retro PC.”
