Compare Intel Pentium® 4 550, 3.4 GHz (BX80547PG3400EM) Retail Processor to Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q9400-2.66GHz-6MB-1333FSB-LGA775-Quad Core (BX80580Q9400) Boxed Processor

Get advanced performance for todays productivity, digital imaging, music and entertainment applications. The Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor provides the performance, quality, and reliability demanded by consumer and business customers. The Intel® Pentium® 4 processor on 90 nm process in the 775-land package is a follow on to the Pentium 4 processor in the 478-pin package with enhancements to the Intel NetBurst® microarchitecture. The Pentium 4 processor on 90 nm process in the 775-land package uses Flip- Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA4) package technology, and plugs into a 775-land LGA socket, referred to as the LGA775 socket. The Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land package, like its predecessor, the Pentium 4 processor in the 478-pin package, is based on the same Intel 32-bit microarchitecture and maintains the tradition of compatibility with IA-32 software. Less

Introducing Intel® Core™2 Quad processor for notebook and desktop PCs, designed to handle massive compute and visualization workloads enabled by powerful multi-core technology. Optimized for the longest possible battery life without compromise to performance, Intel Core 2 Quad processors for notebooks allow you to stay unwired longer while running the most compute-intensive applications. Less