Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Pentium M 725

Place in the ranking	3249	2300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	no data
Power efficiency	0.81	1.25
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	23 June 2004 (20 years ago)	March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	1333 MHz
L1 cache	32 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	87 mm²	2x 81 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	144 million	456 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.988V-1.34V	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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	1
Socket	PPGA478	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	1.25
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	95 Watt

Pentium M 725 has 1257.1% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9300, on the other hand, has a 594.4% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 725 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium M 725 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 725 and Core 2 Quad Q9300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.