Pentium M 718 vs Athlon II N330
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II N330 outperforms Pentium M 718 by a whopping 282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2988 | 3372 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 1.04 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Banias (2003) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 400 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 117.5 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 234 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.11 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 10 Watt |
Athlon II N330 has a 281.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 718, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II N330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 718 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N330 and Pentium M 718, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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