Pentium M 735 vs A8-4500M

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Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+489%
Pentium M 735
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.18

A8-4500M outperforms Pentium M 735 by a whopping 489% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Pentium M 735 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24333262
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-SeriesPentium M
Power efficiency2.860.81
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)10 May 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Pentium M 735 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data400 MHz
L1 cache192 KB32 KB
L2 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size246 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million144 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.988V-1.34V

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Pentium M 735 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 configuration11
SocketFS1r2PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Pentium M 735. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A8-4500M and Pentium M 735 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Pentium M 735 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Pentium M 735. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

A8-4500M 1.06
+489%
Pentium M 735 0.18

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A8-4500M 1821
+24.8%
Pentium M 735 1459

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.

A8-4500M 2438
+250%
Pentium M 735 698

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.18
Recency 15 May 2012 10 May 2004
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

A8-4500M has a 488.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 735, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

The A8-4500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 735 in performance tests.


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