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Very few programs are compiled specifically for the Pentium 4. This is because it makes the code unable to run, or perform worse, on other processors, such as a Pentium III, Athlon 64 X2, or Core Duo. Also, there have been several iterations of the Pentium 4, each adding new features, like SSE2 and HyperThreading.

One example of a program compiled with some Pentium 4-specific optimizations is Swiftfox, a recompile of Firefox on Linux.

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