Celeron N5100 vs Pentium M 740

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 740
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.20
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.08
+940%

Celeron N5100 outperforms Pentium M 740 by a whopping 940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32281881
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium Mno data
Power efficiency0.7032.81
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speed1.73 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.73 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography90 nm10 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 740 and Celeron N5100.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.20 2.08
Recency 19 January 2005 11 January 2021
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 6 Watt

Celeron N5100 has a 940% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 740 in performance tests.


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