3020e vs Pentium M 725
Aggregate performance score
3020e outperforms Pentium M 725 by a whopping 724% 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 | 3673 | 2564 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 0.34 | 9.66 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 23 June 2004 (22 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Pentium M 725 and 3020e: 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.988V-1.34V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 725 and 3020e 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 | no data |
| Socket | PPGA478 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 725 and 3020e 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 725 and 3020e are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 1.40 |
| Recency | 23 June 2004 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 6 Watt |
3020e has a 724% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 543% more advanced lithography process, and 17% lower power consumption.
The AMD 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 725 in performance tests.
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