Athlon 1200 (C) vs Pentium M 718
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3657 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) |
| Release date | no data | 31 October 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $673 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 718 and Athlon 1200 (C) 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 | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 120 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 718 and Athlon 1200 (C) 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 66 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 718 and Athlon 1200 (C). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 66 Watt |
Pentium M 718 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 6500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium M 718 and AMD Athlon 1200 (C). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 718 is a notebook processor while Athlon 1200 (C) is a desktop one.
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