Atom 330 vs Pentium M 750

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium M 750
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 27 Watt
0.21
Atom 330
2008
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.23
+9.5%

Atom 330 outperforms Pentium M 750 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 750 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32273189
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium MIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.742.72
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Diamondville (2008−2009)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$43

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 750 and Atom 330 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)
Threads14
Base clock speed1.86 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate533 MHz533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache32 KB112 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size87 mm251.9276 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C85 °C
Number of transistors144 million94 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356V0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 750 and Atom 330 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 750 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium M 750 and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 750 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 750 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)-

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.

Pentium M 750 0.21
Atom 330 0.23
+9.5%

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.

Pentium M 750 803
Atom 330 825
+2.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.23
Recency 19 January 2005 2 April 2008
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 8 Watt

Atom 330 has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 237.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium M 750 and Atom 330.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 750 and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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