Intel Pentium 4 PC – Typical Specs
 
 CPU
Processor: Intel Pentium 4
Clock speed: ~1.4 GHz → 3.8 GHz
Cores/Threads: 1 core (later models had Hyper-Threading = 2 threads)
Socket: Socket 423 / 478 / LGA 775
 
 RAM
Type: SDRAM (early) or DDR / DDR2 (later)
Capacity: 128 MB → 2 GB (common range)
Typical build: 512 MB – 1 GB
 
 Storage
Hard drive: IDE (PATA), later SATA
Capacity: 20 GB → 160 GB
Optical drive: CD-ROM / DVD-ROM / CD-RW
Integrated graphics (Intel Extreme Graphics) or
Dedicated GPU (AGP slot), e.g.:
NVIDIA GeForce 4 / FX series
ATI Radeon 9000 series
 
Motherboard
Chipsets: Intel 845 / 865 / 875
Expansion slots:
PCI
AGP (for graphics)
 
 Ports & Connectivity
USB 1.1 / USB 2.0
PS/2 (keyboard & mouse)
Serial / Parallel ports
Ethernet (10/100)
Audio jacks
 
Operating System
Commonly ran:
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Sometimes early Windows Vista (on later models)
Typical Use Cases (at the time)
Office work (Word, Excel)
Internet browsing (early web)
Games like:
Counter-Strike 1.6
GTA Vice City
Need for Speed Underground