Pentium M 740 vs Pentium M 725

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 725
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 7 Watt
0.18
Pentium M 740
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.19
+5.6%

Pentium M 740 outperforms Pentium M 725 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32683248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MPentium M
Power efficiency0.810.67
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date23 June 2004 (20 years ago)19 January 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate400 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache32 KB32 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size87 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors144 million144 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.988V-1.34V1.26V-1.356V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States--
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bit32 Bit
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium M 725 0.18
Pentium M 740 0.19
+5.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium M 725 1400
Pentium M 740 1435
+2.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Pentium M 725 684
Pentium M 740 737
+7.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.18 0.19
Recency 23 June 2004 19 January 2005
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 27 Watt

Pentium M 725 has 285.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium M 740, on the other hand, has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium M 725 and Pentium M 740.


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