i3-4102E vs Pentium M 725

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Pentium M	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	23 June 2004 (20 years ago)	4 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$225

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	32 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	22 nm
Die size	87 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	144 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.988V-1.34V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E 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	Intel BGA1364
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E 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 Core i3-4102E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and Core i3-4102E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics 4600

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 June 2004	4 September 2013
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	25 Watt

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