A6-3500 vs Pentium M 755
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 755 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 2536 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Pentium M | no data |
Power efficiency | no data | 1.30 |
Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Llano (2011−2012) |
Release date | 10 May 2004 (20 years ago) | 17 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 755 and A6-3500 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
Threads | 1 | 3 |
Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 32 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 87 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 144 million | 1,178 million |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
VID voltage range | 0.988-1.34V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 755 and A6-3500 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 | FM1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 755 and A6-3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
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 755 and A6-3500 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 755 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 755 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Radeon HD 6530D |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 10 May 2004 | 17 August 2011 |
Physical cores | 1 | 3 |
Threads | 1 | 3 |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 32 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium M 755 has 828.6% lower power consumption.
A6-3500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 755 and A6-3500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium M 755 is a notebook processor while A6-3500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 755 and A6-3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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