Ultra 5 236V vs Pentium M 738

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 738
1 core / 1 thread, 10 Watt
0.13
Core Ultra 5 236V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
13.49
+10277%

Core Ultra 5 236V outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 10277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3340557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium Mno data
Power efficiency1.2375.10
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release dateno data24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate400 MHz37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataIntel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 738 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.13 13.49
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 17 Watt

Pentium M 738 has 70% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 236V, on the other hand, has a 10276.9% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 5 236V is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.


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