Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ vs Pentium M 710
Aggregate performance score
Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ outperforms Pentium M 710 by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 710 and Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3357 | 3194 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Mobile Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 0.54 | 0.26 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | no data | August 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 710 and Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ 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 | 1.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | no data |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 710 and Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ 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 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 81 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 710 and Mobile Athlon 64 3700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.12 | 0.22 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 21 Watt | 81 Watt |
Pentium M 710 has 285.7% lower power consumption.
Mobile Athlon 64 3700+, on the other hand, has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score.
The Mobile Athlon 64 3700+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 710 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 710 and Mobile Athlon 64 3700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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