Celeron M 530 vs Pentium M 780

Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 780
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.24
+26.3%
Celeron M 530
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.19

Pentium M 780 outperforms Celeron M 530 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31693234
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MCeleron M
Power efficiency0.840.60
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date25 July 2005 (19 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache32 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.404V0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530 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-PBGA479PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States--
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Celeron M 530. 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)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium M 780 0.24
+26.3%
Celeron M 530 0.19

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium M 780 933
+26.3%
Celeron M 530 739

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.19
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 30 Watt

Pentium M 780 has a 26.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

Celeron M 530, on the other hand, has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium M 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 530 in performance tests.


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