A6-9220C vs Pentium M 730

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 730
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.17
A6-9220C
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.66
+288%

A6-9220C outperforms Pentium M 730 by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32762756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency0.6010.41
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache32 KB160 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm28 nm
Die size87 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors144 million1,200 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479FT4
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,
AES-NI-+
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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C 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 730 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and A6-9220C.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.66
Recency 19 January 2005 7 January 2019
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 6 Watt

A6-9220C has a 288.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The A6-9220C is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 730 in performance tests.


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