Opteron X2 285 vs Pentium M 753
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3701 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Italy (2005−2006) |
| Release date | no data | March 2006 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 753 and Opteron X2 285 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 753 and Opteron X2 285 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | no data | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium M 753 has 1800% lower power consumption.
Opteron X2 285, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium M 753 and AMD Opteron X2 285. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 753 is a notebook processor while Opteron X2 285 is a server/workstation one.
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