i9-10980XE vs Pentium M 740
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-10980XE outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 10028% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3531 | 389 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.72 | 11.85 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Cascade Lake-X (2019) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (20 years ago) | 19 October 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $979 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE 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) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 8 GT/s DMI3 MHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24.75 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 86 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 94 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Core i9-10980XE.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.18 | 18.23 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 19 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 18 |
| Threads | 1 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 165 Watt |
Pentium M 740 has 511.1% lower power consumption.
i9-10980XE, on the other hand, has a 10027.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i9-10980XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 740 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 740 is a notebook processor while Core i9-10980XE is a desktop one.
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