Turion 64 MK-38 vs Pentium M 730

Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 730
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.17
Turion 64 MK-38
1 core / 1 thread, 31 Watt
0.23
+35.3%

Turion 64 MK-38 outperforms Pentium M 730 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32773192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MTurion 64
Power efficiency0.600.70
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Richmond
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache32 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and Turion 64 MK-38. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

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 730 0.17
Turion 64 MK-38 0.23
+35.3%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium M 730 108
Turion 64 MK-38 79
+36.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 0.23
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium M 730 has 14.8% lower power consumption.

Turion 64 MK-38, on the other hand, has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Turion 64 MK-38 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 730 in performance tests.


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