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New Stepping

According to Intel, the latest stepping will enable faster clock speeds through power optimizations. Yet the TDP of the new processor does not change and remains at 103 W max. While this seems to be an improvement over the 3.2 GHz version, the CPU's cooling performance is still not commensurate with its clockspeed. Particularly in Europe, users are inclined to reflect on the huge thermal loss when selecting a processor.

CPU-Z properly identifies the new Pentium 4 processor, Model 3, Stepping 3 (CPUID 0F34h), which is still C0 stepping.

The new CPU gets slightly hotter.

Patrick Schmid
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.