Pentium 4 560 vs Pentium M 780
Aggregate performance score
Pentium M 780 outperforms Pentium 4 560 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3184 | 3214 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 0.23 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 25 July 2005 (19 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560 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 | 2.26 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 109 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 125 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.404V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560 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 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 88 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560. 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 Pentium 4 560 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 Pentium 4 560 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On 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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.21 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 88 Watt |
Pentium M 780 has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 225.9% lower power consumption.
The Pentium M 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 560 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium M 780 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 560 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 780 and Pentium 4 560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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