Pentium M 738 vs Celeron M 560
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 560 outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3359 | 3620 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron M | Pentium M |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 1 May 2008 (17 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 560 and Pentium M 738 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 560 and Pentium M 738 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 2 MB |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 0.12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 2 Watt |
Celeron M 560 has a 150% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Intel Celeron M 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 738 in performance tests.
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