Pentium M 760 vs i5-760
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-760 outperforms Pentium M 760 by a whopping 705% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2376 | 3535 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 0.68 | 0.30 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 18 July 2010 (15 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.356V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760 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 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | H-PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760. 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 | 21 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium M 760.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.53 | 0.19 |
| Recency | 18 July 2010 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 27 Watt |
i5-760 has a 705% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 760, on the other hand, has 252% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-760 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 760 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-760 is a desktop processor while Pentium M 760 is a notebook one.
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