Duron 900 vs Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200
Primary details
Comparing Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Mobile Pentium III-M | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Tualatin (2000−2002) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | no data | 20 August 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 133 MHz | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L2 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 22 Watt | 25 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 22 Watt | 25 Watt |
Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 13.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 is a notebook processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Mobile Pentium III-M P3M-1200 and Duron 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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