Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Pentium M 780
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ outperforms Pentium M 780 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3184 | 2940 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 0.49 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 25 July 2005 (19 years ago) | December 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $309 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 | 2.26 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 256K |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 220 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.404V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. 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 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.46 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 89 Watt |
Pentium M 780 has 229.6% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 4200+, on the other hand, has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 780 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 780 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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