AMD Turion 64 ML-30 vs Intel Pentium M 730
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General info
Comparing Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Turion 64 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
| Release date | January 2005 (18 years old) | March 2005 (18 years old) |
| Current price | $16.36 | $12.99 |
Technical specs
Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 533 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 84 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 114 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30 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 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30 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 Turion 64 ML-30 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Pentium M 730 outperforms Turion 64 ML-30 by 7% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Turion 64 ML-30 outperforms Pentium M 730 by 2% in wPrime 32.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 ML-30. We've got no test results to judge.
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