Pentium M 715 vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | Pentium M |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 23 June 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715 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 | no data | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.988V-1.34V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g1 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | no data |
| 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 | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715 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 Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 23 June 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 7 Watt |
Athlon 64 TF-20 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 715, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Pentium M 715. We've got no test results to judge.
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