Pentium M 1.60 vs Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
Aggregate performance score
Pentium M 1.60 outperforms Pentium 4 2.4 GHz by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Pentium M 1.60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3455 | 3420 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.13 | 0.48 |
| Architecture codename | Northwood (2002−2004) | Banias (2003) |
| Release date | no data | March 2003 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Pentium M 1.60 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 | 2.4 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 77 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Pentium M 1.60 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 | no data | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59.8 Watt | 24 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 2.4 GHz and Pentium M 1.60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 59 Watt | 24 Watt |
Pentium M 1.60 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, and 145.8% lower power consumption.
The Pentium M 1.60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 2.4 GHz in performance tests.
Note that Pentium 4 2.4 GHz is a desktop processor while Pentium M 1.60 is a notebook one.
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