C-50 vs Pentium M 740
Aggregate performance score
Pentium M 740 outperforms C-50 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 740 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3228 | 3269 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | AMD C-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 1.79 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 740 and C-50 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.26V-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 740 and C-50 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, H-PBGA479 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| 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 740 and C-50 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 740 and C-50 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 6250 |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 0.17 |
| Recency | 19 January 2005 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 9 Watt |
Pentium M 740 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score.
C-50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Pentium M 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-50 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 740 and C-50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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