Z-60 vs Pentium M 778
Primary details
Comparing Pentium M 778 and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Pentium M | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.03 |
| Architecture codename | Dothan (2004−2005) | Hondo (2012) |
| Release date | no data | 9 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium M 778 and Z-60 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | no data | 75 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium M 778 and Z-60 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 778 and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 778 and Z-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 778 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
Z-60 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium M 778 and Z-60. We've got no test results to judge.
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