Pentium M 780 vs i9-7900X
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-7900X outperforms Pentium M 780 by a whopping 5323% 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 | 756 | 3485 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.18 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i9 (Desktop) | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 3.60 | 0.34 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 26 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 25 July 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-7900X 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 533 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 14 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.404V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-7900X 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket R4 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium M 780. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-7900X and Pentium M 780 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium M 780 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium M 780. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7900X and Pentium M 780.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.93 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 26 June 2017 | 25 July 2005 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 1 |
| Threads | 20 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 27 Watt |
i9-7900X has a 5322.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 780, on the other hand, has 418.5% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-7900X is a desktop processor while Pentium M 780 is a notebook one.
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