Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 vs Core 2 Duo E6400

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2899not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataMobile Pentium III-M
Power efficiency0.71no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 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 speed2.13 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz133 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt22 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 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 Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 22 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6400 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200, on the other hand, has 195.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6400 is a desktop processor while Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6400 and Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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