Pentium 4 – the CPU Intel got SO wrong

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Pentium 4 – the CPU Intel got SO wrong

Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong.

You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

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Pentium 4 – the CPU Intel got SO wrong

Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong.

You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

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Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong. You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture. Continue reading Pentium 4 – the CPU Intel got SO wrong MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

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Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong.

You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review
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Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong.

You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review
content_text: Like that Simpsons episode where the director’s commentary for The Postman is just Kevin Costner repeatedly apologizing into his microphone, there needs to be a monument to the Intel Pentium 4 somewhere at the company HQ to remind people how badly you can get it wrong. You might think Intel is a bit behind the competition now, with the new Core i9 14900K being the same as last year's 13900K with a bit more clock speed, but at least Raptor Lake is a half-decent architecture. You can accurately describe the 14900K as one of the best gaming CPUs, but you’d struggle to say the same for the Pentium 4's NetBurst architecture. Continue reading Pentium 4 – the CPU Intel got SO wrong MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review
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