Pentium M 1.50 vs Mobile Pentium 4 520
Aggregate performance score
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3579 | 3586 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Mobile Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Banias (2003) |
| Release date | no data | March 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Pentium M 1.50 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 77 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Pentium M 1.50 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 24 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Pentium M 1.50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 24 Watt |
Mobile Pentium 4 520 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 1.50, on the other hand, has 279.2% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Mobile Pentium 4 520 and Intel Pentium M 1.50.
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