Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Pentium M 750

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MApple M-Series
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)no data
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads110
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB7.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 million40000 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt2424 ‑ 3696 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 750 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 January 2005 17 January 2023
Physical cores 1 10
Threads 1 10
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 2424 Watt

Pentium M 750 has 8877.8% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

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