Athlon XP 1600+ vs Pentium M 760

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPentium Mno data
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads11
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB256 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm180 nm
Die size87 mm2150 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 million37 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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
SocketH-PBGA479,PPGA478A
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt63 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+. 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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+ 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 760 and Athlon XP 1600+ are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 63 Watt

Pentium M 760 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium M 760 and Athlon XP 1600+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium M 760 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 1600+ is a desktop one.


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