Celeron M 340 vs Pentium M 738
Aggregate performance score
Celeron M 340 outperforms Pentium M 738 by a small 8% 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 | 3625 | 3615 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Celeron M |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Banias (2003) |
| Release date | no data | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 738 and Celeron M 340 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 | no data | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L3 cache | no data | 512 KB L2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.356V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 738 and Celeron M 340 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.
| Socket | no data | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 24.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 738 and Celeron M 340. 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 | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium M 738 and Celeron M 340 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 738 and Celeron M 340 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 24 Watt |
Pentium M 738 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1100% lower power consumption.
Celeron M 340, on the other hand, has a 8.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Pentium M 738 and Intel Celeron M 340.
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