A8-3800 vs Pentium M 780

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 780 and A8-3800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPentium Mno data
Power efficiencyno data1.88
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date25 July 2005 (19 years ago)30 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 780 and A8-3800 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die size87 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors144 million1,178 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.26V-1.404Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and A8-3800 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
SocketPPGA478, H-PBGA479FM1
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and A8-3800. 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 780 and A8-3800 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 780 and A8-3800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and A8-3800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6550D

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 July 2005 30 June 2011
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium M 780 has 140.7% lower power consumption.

A8-3800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium M 780 and A8-3800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium M 780 is a notebook processor while A8-3800 is a desktop one.


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