Pentium 4 1.80 vs Pentium M 738
Aggregate performance score
Pentium M 738 outperforms Pentium 4 1.80 by an impressive 71% 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 | 3622 | 3684 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.11 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Willamette (2000−2001) |
| Release date | no data | August 2001 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 738 and Pentium 4 1.80 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 42 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 738 and Pentium 4 1.80 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 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 67 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 738 and Pentium 4 1.80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 67 Watt |
Pentium M 738 has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 3250% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium M 738 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 4 1.80 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 738 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 1.80 is a desktop one.
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