Duron 650 vs Pentium M 1.70
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650 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 | no data | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Banias (2003) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | June 2003 (21 year ago) | 15 January 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650 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 | 1.7 GHz | 0.65 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 6.5 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 77 million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 24 Watt | 24.3 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
Pentium M 1.70 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 1.70 is a notebook processor while Duron 650 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 1.70 and Duron 650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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