A8-5545M vs Pentium M 738
Aggregate performance score
A8-5545M outperforms Pentium M 738 by a whopping 654% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3340 | 2483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.23 | 3.71 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | no data | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M 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 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x 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 A8-5545M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8510G (450 - 554 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.13 | 0.98 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 25 Watt |
Pentium M 738 has 150% lower power consumption.
A8-5545M, on the other hand, has a 653.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
The A8-5545M is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 738 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 738 and A8-5545M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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