A6-5357M vs Pentium M 738

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 738
1 core / 1 thread, 10 Watt
0.13
A6-5357M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.73
+462%

A6-5357M outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 462% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33402684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.231.97
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Richland (2013−2014)
Release dateno data1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP2
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 738 and A6-5357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8450G (533 - 720 MHz)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.13 0.73
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium M 738 has 250% lower power consumption.

A6-5357M, on the other hand, has a 461.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-5357M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.


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