Pentium 4 1.6 vs Pentium M 770
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Willamette (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) | August 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.01 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 217 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 42 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.372V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6 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 | 423 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 61 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6. 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 |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6 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 770 and Pentium 4 1.6 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1, DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 61 Watt |
Pentium M 770 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 125.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 770 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 1.6 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 770 and Pentium 4 1.6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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