Pentium M 730 vs A8-3530MX
Primary details
Comparing A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2447 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 2.12 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.356V |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6620G | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 27 Watt |
A8-3530MX has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 730, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A8-3530MX and Pentium M 730. We've got no test results to judge.
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