Pentium M 738 vs Pentium M 705

Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 705
1 core / 1 thread, 24 Watt
0.16
+23.1%
Pentium M 738
1 core / 1 thread, 10 Watt
0.13

Pentium M 705 outperforms Pentium M 738 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 705 and Pentium M 738 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32913325
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MPentium M
Power efficiency0.621.23
Architecture codenameBanias (2003)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 705 and Pentium M 738 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate400 MHz400 MHz
L3 cache1 MB L2 KBno data
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.956V-1.484Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 705 and Pentium M 738 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.

SocketH-PBGA479, PPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)24.5 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 705 and Pentium M 738. 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 705 and Pentium M 738 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 Pentium M 738 are enumerated here.

VT-x-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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium M 705 0.16
+23.1%
Pentium M 738 0.13

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.

Pentium M 705 118
+8.5%
Pentium M 738 128

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 0.13
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 24 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium M 705 has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium M 738, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

The Pentium M 705 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.


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