Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Pentium M 780
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Pentium M 780 by a whopping 1823% 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 | 3459 | 1512 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 6.98 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 25 July 2005 (20 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 780 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.404V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 780 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 Gold PRO 3150G 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 Gold PRO 3150G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4-2933 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 780 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 4.23 |
| Recency | 25 July 2005 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium M 780 has 140.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G, on the other hand, has a 1822.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 780 is a notebook processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is a desktop one.
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