i3-8145U vs Pentium M 740

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Pentium M 740 Pentium M 740
i3-8145U i3-8145U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data15.08
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)1 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate533 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache32 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size87 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U 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-PBGA479FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U 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 Core i3-8145U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

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
i3-8145U 5939
+314%

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
i3-8145U 5158
+600%

Pros & cons summary

Recency 19 January 2005 1 October 2018
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

i3-8145U has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium M 740 and Core i3-8145U. We've got no test results to judge.

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