Pentium M 715 vs Athlon Neo X2 L325

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Neo X2 L325
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.35
+119%
Pentium M 715
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.16

Athlon Neo X2 L325 outperforms Pentium M 715 by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium M 715 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30623303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon NeoPentium M
Power efficiency1.840.72
Architecture codenameCongo (2009)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)23 June 2004 (20 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo X2 L325 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHz400 MHz
L1 cacheno data32 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data87 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data144 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.988V-1.34V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo X2 L325 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 configurationno data1
SocketASB1PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium M 715. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization Technologyno data
VirusProtect+-
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

Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium M 715 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium M 715 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo X2 L325 and Pentium M 715. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.16
Recency 10 September 2009 23 June 2004
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 7 Watt

Athlon Neo X2 L325 has a 118.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium M 715, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Neo X2 L325 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 715 in performance tests.


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