i3-350M vs Pentium M 740

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 740
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.19
Core i3-350M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+258%

Core i3-350M outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 258% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32482734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MIntel Core i3
Power efficiency0.671.84
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$130

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M 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)
Threads14
Base clock speed1.73 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz0.27 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate533 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache32 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size87 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors144 million382+177 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-350M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium M 740 0.19
i3-350M 0.68
+258%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium M 740 1435
i3-350M 2453
+70.9%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium M 740 737
i3-350M 2366
+221%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.19 0.68
Recency 19 January 2005 7 January 2010
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium M 740 has 29.6% lower power consumption.

i3-350M, on the other hand, has a 257.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-350M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 740 in performance tests.


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