Apple M2 Pro vs Pentium M 765
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro outperforms Pentium M 765 by a whopping 6095% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 765 and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3250 | 565 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | no data |
| Release date | 20 October 2004 (20 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 765 and M2 Pro 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 32 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 144 million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.988-1.356V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 765 and M2 Pro 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 | no data |
| Socket | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 765 and M2 Pro. 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 765 and M2 Pro 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 765 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 765 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 13.63 |
| Recency | 20 October 2004 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 6095.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 765 in performance tests.
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