Opteron 240 vs Pentium M 735
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240 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 | Server |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 10 May 2004 (20 years ago) | April 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.988V-1.34V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240 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 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240. 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 |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240 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 735 and Opteron 240 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 85 Watt |
Pentium M 735 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1114.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 735 is a notebook processor while Opteron 240 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 735 and Opteron 240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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