PRO A8-9600 vs Pentium M 730

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3559	2159
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium M	no data
Power efficiency	0.63	3.10
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	19 January 2005 (20 years ago)	3 October 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600 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	1.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	32 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	87 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	144 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600 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 730 and PRO A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
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 730 and PRO A8-9600 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 730 and PRO A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and PRO A8-9600.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.16	1.88
Recency	19 January 2005	3 October 2016
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	65 Watt

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