Turion X2 RM-77 vs Pentium M 725

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Pentium M	2x AMD Turion
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Griffin (2008−2009)
Release date	June 2004 (20 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$23	$25

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77 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	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	400 MHz	4000 MHz
L1 cache	32 KB	0 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Die size	84 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.988V-1.34V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77 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	Socket S1 (638)
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow	no data	+
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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77 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 Turion X2 RM-77 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and Turion X2 RM-77. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

ECC memory support

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	90 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	35 Watt

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