Celeron 3205U vs Pentium M 740

Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 740
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.20
Celeron 3205U
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.60
+200%

Celeron 3205U outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32282795
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.703.79
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed1.73 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache32 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size87 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors144 million1300 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron 3205U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 0.60
Recency 19 January 2005 1 March 2015
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron 3205U has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 3205U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 740 in performance tests.


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