Athlon XP 1600+ vs Pentium M 705
Aggregate performance score
Pentium M 705 outperforms Athlon XP 1600+ by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3619 | 3685 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.24 | 0.07 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | no data | January 2001 (25 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 705 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.956V-1.484V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 705 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 | H-PBGA479, PPGA478 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24.5 Watt | 63 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 705 and Athlon XP 1600+. 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 |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 705 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 Pentium M 705 and Athlon XP 1600+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24 Watt | 63 Watt |
Pentium M 705 has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 162.5% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium M 705 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 1600+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 705 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 1600+ is a desktop one.
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