Pentium M 780 vs Core 2 Duo E4700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2813not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataPentium M
Power efficiency0.83no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)25 July 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KB32 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size111 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors167 million144 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V1.26V-1.404V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA775PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 27 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4700 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 780, on the other hand, has 140.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4700 and Pentium M 780. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4700 is a desktop processor while Pentium M 780 is a notebook one.


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