Pentium M 725 vs i5-4260U

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2168	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	Pentium M
Power efficiency	9.16	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	23 June 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$325	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4260U 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	400 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	181 mm2	87 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	144 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.988V-1.34V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4260U 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	-
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 5000	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4260U and Pentium M 725.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no data
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	4	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	4	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2014	23 June 2004
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt

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