Pentium M 725 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 outperforms Pentium M 725 by a whopping 5122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M2 and Pentium M 725 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 814 | 3268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 44.45 | 0.81 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (2 years ago) | 23 June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M2 and Pentium M 725 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.988V-1.34V |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Pentium M 725 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Pentium M 725. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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
M2 and Pentium M 725 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 M2 and Pentium M 725 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Pentium M 725. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.40 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 23 June 2004 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 7 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 5122.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 725, on the other hand, has 185.7% lower power consumption.
The M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 725 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Pentium M 725, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
