i3-10100F vs Pentium M 730

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1128
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	21.59
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	no data
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)	12 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F 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	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	8 GT/s
L1 cache	32 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	87 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	144 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F 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, H-PBGA479	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 January 2005	12 October 2020
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	8
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

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