Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Pentium M 730
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Pentium M 730 by a whopping 1669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3525 | 1850 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.25 | 1.26 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Thuban (2010) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (20 years ago) | 1 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 730 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 346 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 904 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 730 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium M 730 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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 Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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 Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). 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) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 2.83 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 1 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium M 730 has 251.9% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W), on the other hand, has a 1668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 730 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 730 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is a desktop one.
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