Pentium G630 vs Pentium M 740
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G630 outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 328% 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 | 3511 | 2842 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.08 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.28 | 0.50 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (20 years ago) | 4 September 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630 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 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630 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 Pentium G630 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Pentium G630.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.18 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 4 September 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium M 740 has 140.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium G630, on the other hand, has a 327.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Pentium G630 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 Pentium G630 is a desktop one.
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