Athlon 64 X2 5200+ vs Pentium M 738
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 315% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 738 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3342 | 2860 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.23 | 0.57 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | no data | September 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 738 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 738 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 0.54 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium M 738 has 790% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 5200+, on the other hand, has a 315.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 738 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 738 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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