Sempron 140 vs Pentium M 780
Aggregate performance score
Sempron 140 outperforms Pentium M 780 by a substantial 32% 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 | 3442 | 3361 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.35 | 0.27 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Sargas (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 25 July 2005 (20 years ago) | 22 July 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $40 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 780 and Sempron 140 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 | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.03 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 234 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.404V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 780 and Sempron 140 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Sempron 140. 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 Sempron 140 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 Sempron 140 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Sempron 140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 780 and Sempron 140.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 0.29 |
| Recency | 25 July 2005 | 22 July 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pentium M 780 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Sempron 140, on the other hand, has a 31.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Sempron 140 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 Sempron 140 is a desktop one.
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